Moving from bubble to bubble since cricket resumed amid the coronavirus pandemic, England seamer James Anderson feels it’s a constructive factor that athletes have opened up on their psychological well being points lately.
During the pandemic, psychological well being issues have compelled Naomi Osaka to withdraw from 5 of six occasions on the French Open and Wimbledon, American gymnast Simone Biles in Tokyo and Ben Stokes to take an indefinite break from cricket.
“Well, I believe it impacts individuals very in another way. With your success within the sport comes loads of strain.
“Certainly from Ben’s point of view, he’s been through a lot over the years, he’s played a lot of cricket,” Anderson mentioned throughout a digital media interplay on Monday.
“The positive thing from all of this is that over the years, talking about it and being open with your feelings and your problems has definitely become more or less okay.”
Recently, Biles, a a number of Olympic gold medalist from the USA, withdrew from the crew and all-round particular person occasions on the Tokyo Olympics, citing psychological well being issues.
Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003, recalled that when he began, if somebody talked about psychological despair, it was seen as an indication of weak spot.
“Certainly after I began out, particularly from a male athlete’s viewpoint, it was in all probability seen as a weak spot when you got here out and spoke, talked about it, (in all probability) about various things. with strain.
“So, I’m grateful that it’s okay to talk about it now and be open,” mentioned Anderson, who has performed 162 Tests and picked up 617 wickets.
The England pacer, who opened the assault within the Test collection towards India, additionally expects a powerful comeback from his teammate Stokes.
“From our viewpoint, with Ben, we hope he comes again stronger, will get the remainder he wants and the assistance he wants and comes again as a stronger cricketer as a result of he’s an unbelievable expertise. Which everybody on the earth desires. To see,” Anderson signed off.
The first Test match between England and India will likely be telecast on Sony Six, Sony Ten 3 and Sony Ten 4 channels from August 4 at 3.30 pm.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
