Six lessons to learn from India's World Cup win

It was a moment the entire country was waiting for! Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the India cricket captain lifted the trophy that no one thought was India's till that evening.

The calm and composed captain stood stoically even as Yuvraaj Singh, the man at the non striker's end was in tears.

Even as the euphoria around the World Cup victory has petered out, it seems like the moment of triumph has a few lessons to offer.

NEXT: Lesson number 1: Never say, never!

When India won the match, it set quite a new first. India became the first team ever to win the World Cup finals on their home ground (in this case Wankhede stadium in Mumbai).

This only goes on to prove that there is no norm that cannot be broken, no trend that cannot be reversed and definitely nothing is impossible if you have the will to make it happen.

Like the saying goes never say, never! Captain of the World Cup winning team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, best symbolises that attitude.

NEXT: Lesson number 2: Perseverance pays

Sachin Tendulkar waited for over 19 years to see this glorious day. But all along he not only played some great and wonderful cricket.

He worked hard at his game, persevered and strove to become the best. And he did!

His perseverance led him to such heights that even if we were we to lose the Cup, it would have made no difference to Sachin's reputation! He would still be the god of cricket!

None of this would have been possible for those endless hours and tiring days of practice and years of hard work on the field.

NEXT: Lesson number 3: Never write off anyone

My father-in-law calls Yuvraj Singh a gas bag. Many jokes have been made on his girth and how he was unfit.

After the T20 World Cup loss, every 'expert' worth his/her salt took a dig at Yuvi.

But it was the same man who stood like a rock behind Dhoni and saw us through the toughest phase in the match.

Lesson to learn? Never write off anyone. You don't know how s/he will return to prove herself/himself.

NEXT: Lesson number 4: Be a team player

Cricket is a team game. You cannot be a selfish player and expect to win. Even Sachin Tendulkar, perhaps the greatest player to walk on the 22 yards will admit in all humility that he too is not bigger than the game.

Through the tournament, the players performed as a team. When one batsman failed, the other took over. If the batting was weak, the bowlers ensured that they gave their best.

And when they won the final catch, like every great team they all dedicated their victory to their god -- Sachin Tendulkar.

NEXT: Lesson number 5: Good coach can do wonders

A good teacher can make a great difference to one's life. Remember how the team faltered during Greg Chappell's time?

Gary Kirsten on the other hand got together a team, which was probably insecure, under confident and doubting itself three years ago.

It is under his tactful, disciplined and honest coaching that the team reached new heights. He made them walk the thin line between self-confidence and inflated ego thereby teaching them much beyond what each of them would already knew about the game.

NEXT: Lesson number 6: It is easy to criticise. So don't!

Dhoni's acceptance speech at the podium said it all. In a very tongue-in-cheek manner he spoke about how fickle natured cricket fans are.

All the talks about choosing Sreesanth over Ashwin, chasing a high score and missing opportunities to score were now a thing of the past and Dhoni had effectively shut every critic in this country up.

In our own ways, we are all armchair critics. If we're not criticising the Indian team we're criticising the government, the trains, the buses, the office management the list is endless.

The lesson to learn is if we can't do anything, we also mustn't criticise.