Overcoming Challenges

Inspiration from a real-life team

Observe & Learn

Learn by observing a real-life team’s exploits

 Facing Powerful challenges
 Adverse (environmental) conditions
 Internal team attrition
 Relative greenhorns in the team
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CRICKET TEAM TO INDIA
IN 2009
Very dissimilar to its legendary teams of the past

• Legends like
Mcgrath, Warne,
Gilchrist, Hayden
had retired
• The coach Buchanan
had moved on
• The aura around the
team was no longer
present
• The team had lost
their 2nd consecutive
Ashes in England
recently
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CRICKET TEAM TO INDIA
IN 2009
The list of first-choice (& second-choice) players
lost due to injuries was high – at various stages
in the series

Michael Clarke Brad Haddin Nathan Bracken Callum Fergusson

Moses
Brett Lee James Hopes Tim Paine Peter Siddle Henriques
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CRICKET TEAM TO INDIA
IN 2009
Opposition was not easy

MS Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar Sehwag
Yuvraj
• Strong team led by an able
captain
• Presence of many current-day
legends
Harbhajan Gambhir • Stronger on home conditions
How did the Aussie Management
motivate the team then?
Capable, Creative Leader

• Lead by Example by being Hands-on

• Open to suggestions & criticism
• Great Motivator
 Strong core group of Seniors

Johnson White

Hussey

• Rise to the occasion when Hauritz

it demands
• Take additional
responsibilities
• Enjoy a sense of job
security Watson
 A bunch of eager, hungry
youngsters

• Grab the opportunities as

they come by
• Keep eyes and ears open
to gain further experience
• Put in hard & smart work
w/o bothering on result
Senior Management Support
• Provide complete
autonomy to the
Leader
• Take care of all
peripheral tasks to
allow team focus on
the game
• Seamlessly induct
the youngsters into
the work culture
Tim Nielsen – Coach
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CRICKET TEAM TO INDIA
IN 2009
Outcome

Won the ODI

series against
India 4-2
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CRICKET TEAM TO INDIA
IN 2009
Ricky Ponting’s remarks

 It's probably one of the best

one-day series I have ever
been involved in, what with
all the injuries and setbacks
at the start of this tour. We
have won a lot of series
here in India but this one
will be up there with some
of the specials that I played
in, including our Champions
Trophy and World Cup wins.
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CRICKET TEAM TO INDIA
IN 2009
Ricky Ponting’s remarks

 For the boys to stick together as

a group and play as team of 11
players for the last few games has
been very satisfying. India is a
hard place to come and win and
this victory means a lot, especially
when you haven't got all your
players to pick from. It makes it
even harder when players are
getting off planes and turning up
and playing. No one's shirking and
no one's whining, we have just
got on with it and tried to do the
best that we could.
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CRICKET TEAM TO INDIA
IN 2009
Ricky Ponting’s remarks

 With each game that we have

played, we have just gotten
better and better so it's really
good signs for the team. Some
of the younger guys have come
into the team and have got a
few games under their belt.
They have been building
experience towards the World
Cup in 2011 and I think they
will have learnt a lot from this
tour.
To sum it up…

 Recognize the challenge

 Keep an Open mind (& ears)

 Enjoy the experience

 Celebrate the victory