My cricket captain and I have not always seen eye-to-eye on the cricket field.

In one of our seasonal

matches, he demoted me down the batting order despite my high level of performance in the upper
order. Consequently, I was not able to perform and was treated harshly. I let my captain know about my
reservations against playing in the lower order. After a productive talk, he decided to let me play in the
upper order, and I delivered.

Looking back at this, I realized that sharing one’s thoughts with others is always helpful and leads to
enhanced performance, both individually and collectively. I will take this as a lesson and from now on, if
I have any reservations regarding someone’s decisions that could potentially affect me, I will not
hesitate to let them know about it, so that everyone could give their input and accommodate others’
wishes as well.

Reference:

- Personal experience.