catch the dodge

in cricket
can you pre-decide
how much you are going to score
in the next delivery?
can you pre-judge
whether the next ball is going to be
on the off-side?
or on-side?
or straight?
or a yorker?
or a bouncer?
or good-length?
or short-pitched?

if you swing the bat
according to your
pre-decision
you are in for trouble!

similarly
in football
if you are a goalkeeper
facing a penalty kick,
can you pre-decide
which way
the penalty taker
is going to kick the ball?
left top corner?
left bottom corner?
right top?
right bottom?
straight up?
straight down?
slow?
fast?

if you dive
on the basis of your pre-decision
you are going to look
not-so-good
in the tv replays!

if you think
the batsman can read the bowler
and pre-decide

and if you think
the goalee
can read the body language of the penalty taker

then please remember
the bowler is also seeing the batsman moving
and the penalty taker is also seeing the goalee shuffle!

same in stock market!
pre-judge
but don't bet too much on it.

make sure you see the reality
and catch the dodge
ride the trend
hit a six
and save the goal!