PCB has introduced again Mqbool Babri because the sports activities psychologist forward of Asia Cup & World Cup to assist staff deal with strain.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced again famend sports activities psychologist Dr Maqbool Babri forward of Asia Cup 2023. With Babar Azam & Co taking part in at the least three India vs Pakistan clashes and two high-profile tournaments, PCB has determined to nominate a sports activities psychologist to assist them take care of the acute strain. Dr Babri shall be in Sri Lanka with the Pakistan Cricket staff for Afghanistan vs Pakistan ODI collection earlier than Asia Cup and World Cup 2023.

“Yes, Dr Maqbool Babri who has worked in the past with counselling of some of our players will be accompanying the squad,” a PCB supply instructed PTI.

He mentioned the board wished to facilitate the gamers in each means attainable in order that they had been in a position to focus utterly on their cricket and matches. Babri has up to now additionally labored with some gamers serving to them perceive how you can deal with strain conditions and get by dangerous performances and private points.

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A supply within the PCB mentioned that Babri was being despatched with the staff in order that the gamers can at all times have a professional psychologist to take a seat down with and focus on any points as an alternative of bottling up their emotions.

Most of the Pakistani gamers together with skipper Babar Azam haven’t performed any match in India. Hence, the staff shall be unaware of the massive strain from the arch-rivals crowd in addition to hundreds of thousands of individuals again dwelling.

As Pakistan have already misplaced high-pressure matches to Australia and England in two T20 World Cups, PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf determined it was greatest to have a psychologist to accompany the staff. There shall be nice media consideration on the match in addition to the venue.

In 2012, when Pakistan visited India for a limited-overs collection (3 ODIs and 5 T20Is), PCB despatched in Dr Maqbool Babri with the staff. With his success, PCB has reappointed him.

Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 Camp:

The PCB introduced on Sunday {that a} pre-Sri Lanka departure camp for the gamers in Pakistan will begin on the National Cricket Academy, Lahore from Monday. The three-day camp is being held earlier than the staff will depart for Hambantota on 17 August.

Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Ali Agha and Saud Shakeel will attend the camp. Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan, Tayyab Tahir and Shaheen Afridi will arrive in Lahore on 16 August from London for departure on 17 August.

The gamers taking part within the Lanka Premier League together with captain Babar Azam will be part of the staff in Hambantota.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has additionally invited eight extra gamers within the camp. They are Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Umar, Sufyan Muqeem, Mehran Mumtaz and Qasim Akram.

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