Need to be tougher mentally to get back to cricket again: Cricketers
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh cricketers believe that they need to be tougher mentally to get them into the zone once they return to the cricket ground.
A long lay-off from the cricket, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, is something that cricketers had to accept but they kept themselves engaged in intense fitness and gym sessions at home following the guidelines of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
“But you know the practice on the ground and the practice at home can’t always be the same always,” Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque said.
“It’s always tough to remain at home due to the prevailing situation but there is no way. You can’t take any risk of playing cricket until the situation is not normal. Life is first and then cricket. But I admit it’ll be tougher to get us into the zone once we get back to the cricket. We need to be mentally tough to cope with every situation,” Haque told the media.
But Abu Jayed Rahi said that it will be particularly tougher for the fast bowlers to hit the rhythm as they hardly could bowl with proper run-up at their home.
“The situation is such that you can’t play cricket at the ground right at this moment. So we’re practicing at home. It’s tougher to bowl with proper run-up at home. I’m still trying to bowl,” fast bowler Abu Jayed Rahi said.
Rahi, who is also continuing to aid the people, was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and said he can bowl with his usual run-up at his Sylhet home’s yard.
“But still you can’t feel the impression of bowling at the ground. It won’t be. I know this will be tougher to get into the zone once we’ll return to the ground but we have to cope with it. We have to hit the rhythm as early as possible,” Rahi added.
However, fast bowler Taskin Ahmed echoed the same, lamenting that the situation is particularly annoying for him.
“I was in a good rhythm before the pandemic hit us hard. I’m trying to cover it up with intense gym and training sessions at home but I don’t know how it would pan out when we return to the ground. Still I’m hopeful that if I remain fit, I can overcome everything,” Taskin said.
Another fast bowler Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury thinks that fitness is the key to help them cope with every adversity.
“Fitness is key. If you remain fit, you can get into your zone very quickly,” Ebadot Hossain said, adding that he emphasised more on his fitness.
“I’m training hard at home, following the guidelines of the BCB. I’m in touch with the support staff and taking advice on what to do. Hopefully I’ll remain fit and can overcome everything when we return to the ground,” he added.
During the conversation with Tamim Iqbal in ‘Tamim Iqbal’s Live Show’ senior cricketers also stressed upon the mental fitness, which they believe, will be key to cope with the cricket.
“After a long lay-off, it is always tough to adjust with the cricket and other things. So mental fitness is always key to the games,” said Mushfiqur Rahim.
“You have to keep you charged up always. You can make you charged by proper fitness training at home right at the moment. If you’re fit enough, it’ll overcome the psychological barrier,” he added.
