The British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine started the job of unpicking the effects of the past two years in its latest magazine, which was devoted to mental health in cricket.
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The authors of the South African study mentioned in particular “the constant feeling of guilt from balancing a professional career as sportsmen and their family commitments”. The authors of the BMJ study talk specifically about the effects of long tours. These figures weren’t just higher than you would expect to find in the general population, they were higher than have been found in similar studies of elite athletes in other sports such as rugby union and football. The most interesting of the studies included was published in South Africa in 2017, on a group of 116 current and former professional cricketers, all under the age of 45.Īmong that group, 38% were suffering with distress, 38% with sleep disturbance, 37% with anxiety/depression and 26% with adverse alcohol use. The authors concluded that elite cricketers are “at high risk for distress, anxiety, depression and adverse alcohol use” and are “more likely to experience anxiety and depressive symptoms” than members of the general population.
The British Medical Journal recently published a review of the existing literature in the field. Researchers are only just beginning to flesh out all the anecdotal evidence about the mental health problems in cricket. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters She quit international cricket two years later. Sarah Taylor behind the stumps for England against Pakistan in the 2017 World Cup. I’ve suffered with depression myself, have interviewed, and written about, many of those same players and, if I’m honest, there are times when even I can’t quite wrap my head around this radical shift in the way we think about sport, which belies the old idea that the admirable thing is persisting through the suffering, that strength is always in the overcoming. Fans who can only dream of what a player’s life must be like expect them to be happy with their lot. You can hear it in the remarks made by some players and pundits, and read it online, in the comment sections and on social media. But the game has changed so much, so fast, not everyone does. After Trescothick, after Mike Yardy, after Jonathan Trott, after Sarah Taylor, and so many others, you would think we’d all understand their argument by now. Right now Ben Stokes is on an indefinite break while he treats his mental health, and an entire Ashes tour has been in the balance – it is all set to go ahead, according to the latest reports – while his teammates have been trying to decide whether their employers could guarantee proper care and protection for their mental health. Still, if you look at their performances, MS Dhoni has performed better than Morgan even with the bat.It was a turning point for the sport. But on the other hand, Morgan is playing international cricket. MS Dhoni hasn’t played international cricket for so long and it’s acceptable if he’s not in form or is contributing less. You should not compare apples with oranges. On ESPNCricinfo, Gambhir said: “Comparing their forms is very wrong in itself because MS Dhoni has retired from international cricket and the second player is the captain of his national team. Also Read - IPL 2022 Retention: No Suresh Raina CSK Likely to Retain MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja And Faf du Plessis Ahead of Mega Auction Morgan has been woefully out-of-form and has faced backlash from plaudits and fans. Ex-India cricketer Gautam Gambhir reckoned despite not playing international cricket, Dhoni is better than KKR captain Eoin Morgan. Dubai: MS Dhoni may not be playing international cricket, but he showed glimpses of the past when he guided CSK to the final against DC in a nail-biter.
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