PCB to send sports psychologist with national team on India, South Africa tours – Cricket News Update
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf revealed on Friday that the board has hired the services of a sports psychologist Dr Maqbool Babri to accompany the national team on its upcoming tours of India and South Africa, to ensure the team produces successful results on both the trips.
"Dr Maqbool Babri has been working with some of our players in recent times and he will also go with the team to India, which is going to be a high-pressure tour," Ashraf said during a media interaction in Karachi today.
The PCB chief said that the idea behind sending the sports psychologist with the team was to help the players cope with the pressure situations, especially in India.
Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to go to India next Sunday, December 22, to play two T20 Internationals and three ODIs against the arch rivals. This will be the first bilateral series between India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in more than five years, and pressure is expected to be more on the Men in Green as the former will be playing in home conditions.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 said that Babri’s presence should help the novices during the high-voltage itinerary.
Babri has held counselling sessions with tainted fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 and Ahmed Shahzad, in overcoming their behavioural problems in the past.
The players named in the ODI and T20 squads will also attend a week-long training session in Lahore, from December 14 to 22, before leaving for India.
The tour opening T20 international will be hosted by Bangalore’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on December 25, while the second T20 will be played in Ahmedabad a day later. The three ODIs will be hosted by Chennai, Kolkata and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 on December 29, January 3 and 6 respectively.
The India series will be followed by a tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in January next year.
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