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Does DC coach Ricky Ponting approve of Glenn Maxwell’s mental health break?
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Ponting explained that a coach needs to be really understanding of the health, well-being and overall welfare of players in their teams now. He said that players end up spending considerable time away from home due to the amount of cricket being played these days. He explained that crickters are away from things that give them happiness, which is the biggest part of coaching or playing.
Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting has emphatised with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Glenn Maxwell, who has taken an indefinite “mental and physical health” break from cricket. This is the second time that Maxwell has stepped aside from the game citing these reasons, having previously done so under similar circumstances in 2019.
Maxwell apparently asked the RCB management to exclude him from the playing XI ahead of their 25-run loss to the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.
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“For someone like Glenn in that team (RCB), he being one of the ‘Big Dogs’ along with Virat, a lot of pressure comes on couple of players playing in that team. If they don’t perform, the results tend to not follow them,” Ponting said.
“If you see what they have done in the tournament so far, pressure builds up on individual player as well. I read that article today morning that Glenn wants to step aside, just have a few games off and try and refresh. Every individual is different right. Some guys would want to get going and push through that and get some runs on board and thus that will change their way of how they think about the game and some guys need to step back and have a break,” Ponting added.
Ponting explained that a coach needs to be really understanding of the health, well-being and overall welfare of players in their teams now. He said that players end up spending considerable time away from home due to the amount of cricket being played these days. He explained that crickters are away from things that give them happiness, which is the biggest part of coaching or playing.
Citing his own example, he expressed happiness that he has his family accompnaying him for a few weeks, which makes it easier for him to spend time away from the game.
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