‘Take failures in your stride just like success’

Vadodara: ‘Excellence ke peeche bhaago, kamiyabi jhak maar ke peeche aayegi’ — a life building advice that young cricketers received early on Friday morning when Bollywood actor Boman Irani delivered budding players and coaches in the city some invaluable key life lessons.
Quoting a line picked from the blockbuster movie ‘Three Idiots’, Irani urged the attendees to be happy in what they achieve and keep balance over emotions.
The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) had organized an online session of Irani with the cricketers to ensure that they handled pressure well in their cricketing career. The session was especially called after 27-year-old Mumbai cricketer, Karan Tiwari, took his own life out of frustration at not being able to make it out in the big circuit Indian Premier League (IPL) as well as for lack of opportunities.
The actor who had to struggle a lot himself before making it big on the silver screen, told cricketers not to lose heart and not to stop making efforts.
“The actor told the youngsters to keep their spirits and focus high. He said that to succeed one should believe in himself. Irani said that the cricketers should prepare themselves for success but also be ready for failure,” Shishir Hattangadi, BCA’s CEO told TOI.
The hour-long talk also had an interactive session where the actor not only batted questions on even extreme need for parental support but also delivered advises on how to stay calm, happy and resolute in their determination to play.
Over 350 junior and senior cricketers as well as coaches attended the session that gave a perspective to the players.