Thursday, February 15, 2018

Numbers lie (15-Feb-2018)


#Sachin scored 18426 runs in 463 matches with a batting average of 44.83 #Kohli has already scored 9459 in 207 matches with an average of 57.32.

KapilDev scored 3783 runs in 225 matches with an average of 23.8 Statistics suggest Kohli a way better batsman. But Statistics does not tell you that Sachin scored these runs against Macgrath, Lee, Wasim, Waqar, Shoaib, Warne, Murli, Ambrose, Vaas, Donald. And Kohli scored against...?

Do you remember Sachin's back to back centuries against hashtagAustralia at Sharjah?

Kapil's 175 against Zimbabwe? Statistics, Numbers are important but often Misguide. Scoring 70% Marks in 12th is good or bad? Ask someone who has passed 12th from UP board before 2005. I saw someone abusing his 12000 connections on #Linkedin for not helping him in getting a job. I still remember writing a #Facebook post when my Saving Account showed me 100000 Rs. for the first time. A billion Dollar company- Sounds good? What if the same company was 4 Billion Dollar Last year.
Death of a 65 Years old? Life expectancy in Japan is 84 & in Angola 52. What is your age? In 1947 life expectancy was 31 years in India. Your Bank Balance, Marksheets, CTC, ROI, Demat, Credit score all should look good, but these factors do not decide meaningfulness of your life. Our Life has become an obsession to improve all these numbers & statistics, without realizing that the most blissful people we know remained untouched of this silliness. Do you think you were born to count numbers? Anupam S Shlok #Anupamism

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