Cricket Team and CMMI level 5

Australia is a CMMI level 5 team. India would be somewhere level 3 and South Africa, Sri Lanka at Level 4.
Sounds Crazy! Cricket and CMMI? Well I do observe similarities in approach, winnability and focus in both.

CMMI process tries to create an environment where the performance is repeatable and optimizing. The Australian team is showing that continuously for the past 5 years or so. Earlier teams would score 250 or so against them in one days... now its tough to get to 200 also.

In CMMI process there is a need of not relying on heroics to make the project successful. In cricket also, there is a philosophy of teamwork and a desire not to depend on individual heroics. Everyone in the team should be capable, which is why there are multiple batsmen, multiple bowlers etc. If there was a single Hero then what is the need for having multiple people for the same objective.

I am sure there are a lot of other similar things but do not have the inclination to go into that much detail at this time. But you generally get the idea...