Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is exploring the opportunity of sending a psychologist with the squad to India to deal with the pressures of the high-profile match. However, a remaining choice on this regard will probably be taken solely after PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf’s assembly the captain Babar Azam. Azam is at the moment enjoying for Colombo Strikers within the Lanka Premier League (LPL).

“Zaka is a big believer that having a psychologist with the players will help them, especially when they are not performing well or feeling external pressures of a tour to India,” mentioned a PCB official.

He mentioned the presence of a psychologist is crucial for Pakistan since they’re visiting India for the primary time since 2016.

“When Zaka Ashraf was Chairman (of PCB) he had got a well-known psychologist Maqbool Babri to work with the players and he also went with them to India in 2012/13,” mentioned the official.

The official mentioned the Pakistan gamers had classes with a sports activities psychologist earlier than travelling to India for the 2011 World Cup.

Pakistan will probably be enjoying their World Cup 2023 matches in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad.