If international cricketers don’t take “periodic breaks” from the tough bio-bubble life, a time may soon come when there will be no cricketer of quality left due to the stressful life in the post-COVID world.
The Indian captain admitted that being in one bio-bubble after another in the post-pandemic times adds to the stress of being a captain and always thinking about the team.
Kohli feels it won’t take long for cricketers to start following the path of England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has pulled out of the marquee series.
“These breaks are very important for me as well. To refresh and come back. In any case, it can be stressful to lead the team and shoulder the responsibility of the team. Plus, if you’re confined in a bubble for a long time, things get even more difficult. These periodic breaks are very important,” Kohli said on the eve of the first Test against England.
The custodians of the game need to think seriously about the tough phase of the year as the Indian captain does not want a situation where the bubble ends without any quality cricketers due to fatigue.
“Because if your players don’t live to play, it will be difficult to maintain the quality of cricket. As he (Stokes) has taken a break, there may be more players in the future, at some stage or the other, who may get tired of the bubble life,” said Kohli, who leads the IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore .
The Indian team got a 20-day break after the World Test Championship final, in which they lost to New Zealand. After the break, the team assembled in Durham, where they also played a three-day warm-up match before moving here for the first Test.
Kohli further said in the virtual pre-match press conference, “As a captain, I can say that subconsciously your mind is always working, you get used to planning the team on a daily basis, You get very little time to switch off.” In the first test against England.
“From that point of view, the break was important. Also, you have seen Ben Stokes has taken a break, we have been working in a bubble for over a year and it is not easy,’ said the India captain.
Proud of Indian players doing well in Olympics: Captain
Captain Kohli also took the occasion to congratulate the Indian athletes who are doing well in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a silver and star shuttler PV Sindhu won her second Olympic medal – India now have three medals in women’s singles with a bronze medal.
The third assured medal will go to boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who will take on Wednesday in the semi-finals.
Kohli said, “When we were in Durham, we were all watching anxiously, at the breakfast arena, we had big screens and TVs, who were always running all the Olympic events and especially our athletes when they were performing. We were all watching anxiously,” Kohli said. .
“The whole country and all of us are very proud of all the medal winners and also the people who have gone so far in the competition, who might not have won medals, but you know who competed and gave their best, so we are all We are very proud of him as everyone else in the country and we are watching and supporting him from here on out,” said the aggressive right-handed batsman.
India is still in the race for medals in both men’s and women’s hockey events.
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