Asia Cup: Virat Kohli brings back focus on mental health issues Cricket News – Times of India

DUBAI: Team India’s preparation for T20 world Cup as an obstacle is hit Virat Kohli Struggled to get the form back. As the team management and selectors are facing anxious times and fret for taking a tough decision on Kohli, he has decided to talk about his problems and admitted that he has been “showing off intensity in the last few months”. Were.”
In an interview to Star Sports, Kohli “For the first time in 10 years, I didn’t touch my bat for a month,” Kohli stunned the cricketing world on Saturday morning. I found out I was recently trying to fake my intensity. “I was reassuring myself that ‘No, you had the intensity. But your body was telling you to stop. My mind was telling me to take a break and back off.”

This revelation comes at a time when questions are being raised by marquee players for repeatedly asking for breaks. Sources told the Times of India that BCCI And the selectors were reluctant to rest Kohli during last month’s tour of the West Indies as they wanted to zero in on a decided squad for the T20 World Cup soon. “Virat not playing means there is very little form and time to decide on his position in the team. He appealed to the team management and assured that he would not miss any game. Asia CupA source told TOI.
“I am seen as a person who is very strong mentally and I am. But everyone has a limit and you need to recognize that limit, otherwise things can turn unhealthy for you. This period taught me a lot of things that I was not allowed to come to the surface. When they finally surfaced, I hugged him,” Kohli said in the interview.

The uncertainty surrounding Kohli has left the team management struggling to settle down in the batting order. People have gone up and down the batting order faster than the lift. Kohli’s presence in Dubai is a chance for the captain Rohit Sharma To get the right combination. “He looked in great touch. Working hard. Not thinking too much. Didn’t make extraordinary changes. He looks fresh,” Rohit Reported on Saturday.
Kohli has always been vocal about the mental health of the players and how the authorities need to fix the chock-a-block calendar. On Saturday, he again brought mental health to the surface.

India’s all-format captain Rohit claimed that Kohli’s case is not an isolated one. Discussing the mental health of the players has been a major part of the preparations. Rohit told the media on Saturday, “We talk about these things a lot. When Kovid-19 came, it was difficult for many players, not just Virat.”
“A lot of players have gone through tough times mentally, living in bubbles, not going out of hotels and there is nothing wrong with that. If a player has his own opinion on that (mental health), we talk about that. Let’s do our group.. talk about refreshing mentally and how we can keep players fresh. Mental health is important,” he said.

Rohit did not fail to subtly plead for some relaxation from the busy schedule. “This is why it has become so important to differentiate sports and look at workloads,” the captain insisted.