Born or Made: The Truth of Cricket

Natural talent is actually the biggest trap in professional cricket if you think it’s enough to make

you a legend. Everyone assumes guys like Sachin Tendulkar or Shoaib Akhtar just rolled

out of bed being the best of all time, but that is a massive lie that ignores

the brutal reality of the sport. The real question isn't if you are born with it,

but what you do when the talent isn't enough anymore. There is this famous saying that hard

work beats talent when talent stops working hard, and cricket is the perfect proof of

that. Look at the story of Rohit Sharma versus Virat Kohli. Back in 2007,

Rohit was seen as the most gifted youngster on the block. He had that natural