KEY POINTS
- Kapil Dev spoke about the mental health issues players are facing these days
- Kapil urged cricketers to enjoy playing the sport
- Many high-profile cricketers have recently revealed their battle with mental health.
former indian Kapil Dev made a controversial comment when asked about dealing with the high pressure of playing cricket at the highest level. Kapil was blunt in his comments, dismissing concerns about athletes’ mental health.
Kapil revealed that he keeps hearing that players are under a lot of pressure to play the game. indian premier league (IPL) and made a direct statement that they shouldn’t play if they feel that way. He also stated that terms like ‘depression’ are American concepts and he does not agree with them.
“I hear many times on TV that there is a lot of pressure on players to play in the IPL. So I just say one thing, don’t play,” Kapil said while addressing an audience at an event. “If a player has passion, there will be no pressure. I can’t understand these American words, like depression. I’m a farmer and we play because we enjoy the game, and there can be no pressure while we enjoy the game,” he added.
Recently, battering Indian talisman Virat Kohli he had opened up to being mentally depressed, forcing him to take a break after the tour of England. The former captain of India revealed that he was faking his intensity and time away from the sport helped him realize it.
England Test Captain ben stokes He has been another player who talks about his problems with mental health. The multifaceted star stated in his recently released documentary that he had started to hate the sport after the death of his father.
indian captain rohit sharma He also opened up about the issues, revealing that the COVID-19 pandemic has made things difficult for players due to the quarantine and bio-bubble restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of infection and allow the sport to continue in difficult times.
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