In this blog entry, I will be speaking about the hierarchical structure of the Indian cricket team and how the Men in Blue work together to accomplish their goal i.e. VICTORY!!! I will focus on how communication flows through the team and how power is distributed and used.
"Team India” is interdependent and the actions and emotions of the players are interconnected. They all share a common fate irrespective of individual airs. India's smart mouthed, top spinner spun his way into a 3 game suspension. Harbajan Singh's sharp tongue has come at a heavy cost to the Indian team.
The Indian cricket team is also hierarchical i.e. it is divided into orders and ranks. Though status and powers are not equally divided, each team player plays his role depending on his position in the team. Team India exhibits a very clear chain of communication and players are rewarded based on their performance.
Hierarchical structure of the Indian cricket team:
Gautam Gambhir
Virender Shewag
Robin Uthappa
Middle-Order Batsmen
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
VVS Laxman
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
Rohit Sharma
Wicket Keeper
MS Dhoni (Captain)
All Rounders
Irfan Pathan
Yusuf Pathan
Seamers
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Sreeshant
Spinners
Harbhajan Singh
Pragyan Ojha
Coach: Gary Kirsten
Bowling Coach: Venkatesh Prasad
Fielding Coach: Robin singh
The organizational structure of the “Men in Blue” is more upward and horizontal communication. Irrespective of your position is in the team, opinions are heard as it could be high quality information crucial to organizational decision making. The Captain MS Dhoni along with the Indian Cricket Coach makes it a point to consider ever suggestion. But at the end of the day it is important for him to take the final decision as he and coach Kristen have to report to the BCCI which shows an upward flow of ideas or upward communication. The BCCI has done a swell job in establishing a climate of trust and openness to increase upward flow of ideas.
When information flows between people at the same level of an organization horizontal communication is being used. The Indian team players have developed a very unique mode of communicating with each other on the field. Technical jargon's unknown to other international players provides them with an added advantage. On the field while playing the game the players display a fiery sense of horizontal communication without which playing the game would be impossible. The video demonstrates this.....
The Indian Team seem to be doing everything right from their communication strategies to they personal appearances. They are role models to little kids all over India. Lets hope they remain loyal to their job;
knowing that they are there to WORK....
aptly managing their responsibilities...
puttig aside personal feeling and focusing on the game....
learning to manage disagreements and accept criticism....
this article is really well portrayed.It has thrown light on each and every player in the game showing the amount of team spirit which the INDIANS had and which led them to victory.There are hardly any girls who seem to take interest in cricket but for a girl to make such research and come up with such good facts and articles is really very commendable job...I really appreciate the hard work..keep going u are a really good writter...
ReplyDeletewell I love cricket....
ReplyDeletetalking about the Indian team spirit...i think all credit goes to MS Dhoni the captain....he has managed to pull together a crumbling Indian team and restore it back to glory....
Again girls not enjoying or taking interest in cricket is another stereotype...as i said...I LOVE CRICKET!!!
cant wait for the IPL to begin!!
We Indians are all proud of our Indian Cricket team. The Best in the world. You have rightly said they have a mixed flavour of youth,talent humour and teamspirit and thats what help they achieve their goal. The Indian cricket team is world class and I am proud of the attributes you have paid to this challenging team in your blog.
ReplyDeleteI must say that you have chosen a very unique way to present organisational communication. To think about it, this just shows the same thing every lecturer is dying to tell us. Communication is evident in all aspects of our lives. I found it an interesting read, indeed the communication between individuals in the team such as Dhoni the captain and Gary kirsten shows the importance of having a hierarchical structure. Without which there would be chaos. A slightly different approach but nevertheless an interesting read Kim. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteSynergy, the sum of all parts together being greater than the sum of the individual parts. This applies directly to the Indian criket team as they work in harmony to win games. The communication among these men is extraordinary as they have to make fast decisions and react even faster. without knowing what was happening with the other players on the team there would be a tremendous lack in coordination. the mix amongst the players also brings out the best in them as each compliments the others abilities. Being an Indian, i feel very proud to be represented by these men on the field. They are doing an excellent job and as of the past few months they are a force that cannot be brought down.
ReplyDeleteOkay to your first commenter, don't sterotype girls ! haha I am a GIRL and I LOVE CRICKET! and so do most of my girl friends. :)
ReplyDeleteWell that said, yes the Indian Cricket team has come along way all thanks to the Indian Captain Ms. Dhoni much has been done and of course credit goes to the coach and the BCCI.
Hmmmmm .. wow Kim, this has to be my favorite article from all your other articles simply coz:
a) Its short and sweet!
b) Big Cricket fan! ;))
c) I actually have no criticism for this one. lol Spot on! Keep up the good work!
Found your article on the Indian team really interesting... specially the idea of horizontal communication... a sthis really works in the teams favor and makes every one a part of it..and allows one to be motivated even if u had a rough day ( on the field)...
ReplyDeleteHowever ... just a comment on Harbhajan singhs sharp tongue....!! I think sometimes it the right thing to do as it allows you to dominate
the opposition and not get intimidated by them, and was glad to see that the entire team stood by him, this has been seen in the New Men in Blue team since the time Ganguly had taken over as the captain and had his T shirt off at the Lords... against England... I think that gives the much needed zing to this new Indian Team which was always high on talent, now on Vigor too....
cheers!! good stuff on the blog !!! keep posting.....
yep... i think that Harbhajan is just awesome when on the field...his expressions are worthless; never failing to amuse me....
ReplyDeleteAs for the horizontal communication on the field...well it was the first thing that popped into my head when the professor was lecturing....
i could literally picture a hair raising match with sachin, yuvraj, irfan all on the field discussing various strategies....
OMG!!! that was the best lecture ever!!!
I really adore MS Dhoni as he has good leadership skills and has proved to be one of the best captains so far....As you have pointed out, horizontal communication is a vital part of their game where they discuss the game strategies or motivate each other in hurdles.
ReplyDeleteI must say I had never imagined in my wildest dreams that communication theories would be applicable to Cricket also!!!!!!Good job!
wOw~ !
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