It’s not all about the great game of cricket……
Cricket in many aspects of its definition is a very selfish sport in more ways than one. Expensive to start off, it lasts for an entire day or up to 5 and may even go on for months being away from home and loved ones.
It's a sport that many love. May it be the arm chair supporters or the fanatics that watch every home game and those that travel the world to watch their franchise and or country. Cricket however is not just played on a lush green outfield around the world and followed be millions. The popularity and growth of the sport should actually be accredited to all those loved ones back home awaiting their husbands, fiancés, boyfriends, dads, kids, parents and grandfathers to return home and spend time with them.
The life of cricketer and a management staff can actually be lonely at most. Living out of a suitcase for long periods of the year is actually difficult and mentally draining. Take the Proteas for instance. They have been in the UK, since August 2012. At the conclusion of the T20 games against England they then hand off to the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka which ends on the 7 October 2012. For those involved in Champions League which begins on the 13 October 2012, it could be a long haul.
With a traveling and successful sportsman comes a very patient, compatible and understanding better half. Part of the success should be accredited to their loved ones who help greatly to their mental state and approach.
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