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Hello and welcome to the daily roundup of all the different narratives engulfing the world of cricket on the 19th of January, 2020.
There were several compelling and heart-breaking news that came to the fore on Sunday with Praveen Kumar revealing that he has been undergoing mental health problems for the past few years.
Apart from the above, Prithvi Shaw celebrated his return to the India A side with a sparkling century whereas Umesh Yadav opened up on the aspect of workload management.
Elsewhere, N Srinivasan confirmed that MS Dhoni would participate in the 2021 IPL, stating that the former Indian skipper would be turning out for the Chennai Super Kings.
Without further ado, here is a look at those news in detail.
#1 Praveen Kumar reveals his mental health problems
In a startling revelation, former India pacer, Praveen Kumar opened up on how he has been battling mental health issues for the past few years. In fact, he even revealed that he came close to taking his own life a couple of months ago, when he drove away on a highway off Meerut, with a revolver.
I told myself, ‘Kya hai yeh sab? Bas khatam karte hain (What’s all this? Let me just end it)’.
However, fortunately, he showed enough determination to forego that idea, mentioning that he didn’t want his children to suffer.
I realised I can’t do this to my phool-jaise bachche (innocent children), put them through this hell. I turned back.
Furthermore, he talked about how he had been seeking treatment and how he wanted to return to cricket in some capacity, especially with his native state, Uttar Pradesh.
He also shed light on feeling lonelier than ever and that he had immense trouble trying to switch off his thoughts.
Read the full article: Praveen Kumar opens up on his mental health problems; reveals he nearly took his own life
#2 N Srinivasan confirms MS Dhoni’s participation for 2021 IPL
Since India’s loss to New Zealand in the semi-final of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, MS Dhoni has refused to quell speculation on his future. The wicket-keeper, despite not officially announcing retirement, hasn’t made himself available for any limited-overs series over the past six months.
However, while his future in national colours still remains under a cloud, N Srinivasan went ahead and confirmed that Dhoni would be representing Chennai Super Kings not just in 2020, but also in 2021.
Dhoni will play this year, next year he will go to the Auction and we will retain him.
Thus, at this juncture, it seems that Indian fans would be catching a glimpse of Dhoni for the next couple of years, even it is only in the IPL.
Read the full article here: N Srinivasan confirms MS Dhoni’s participation in IPL 2021
#3 Prithvi Shaw returns to India A colours with a bang
The past few months have seen Prithvi Shaw’s career being marred by numerous off-field controversies. In July 2019, the opener was handed a retrospective eight-month ban whereas he was also accused of indulging in acts of indiscipline towards the end of the year.
Moreover, he had to contend with a slight shoulder injury that he picked up in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy encounter against Karnataka. Thus, rather unsurprisingly, plenty of eyes were trained on his return to India A colours. And, he delivered in some style, cracking a sublime 150 off 100 deliveries.
Prithvi’s innings was laced with 22 fours and 2 sixes and he helped catapult India A to a mammoth total of 362 in 50 overs. Ultimately, New Zealand XI failed to scale the aforementioned peak, meaning that India A scraped through by 12 runs.
Read the full article here: Prithvi Shaw sparkles with 150 as India A beat New Zealand XI by 12 runs
#4 Umesh Yadav raises concerns to selectors about ‘lack of game time’
Over the recent months, Umesh Yadav has established himself as a vital cog in the Indian Test wheel. However, despite being a regular fixture in the five-day format, the fast-bowler only played a handful of international games across 2018 and 2019.
Workload management is a balance that you strike when you are constantly playing matches. In my case, it’s been the opposite. I have played lesser and lesser in the past two years (2018 and 2019). So there hasn’t even been optimum workload for me. I am 31 years old and the next four to five years are very important. If you look at my record. I played four Tests last year (2019) and before that another four in 2018. In white ball, I played only one game last year.
Additionally, he talked about how he had to forego an opportunity to play English County Cricket due to the BCCI’s regulation on workload management.
I got a County offer last season (from Gloucestershire). They wanted me to play seven games but the BCCI workload management policy doesn’t allow me to play more than two or three games. So the deal didn’t work out. Also I had some niggles to take care of after IPL.
Read the full article here: Umesh Yadav raises concern to selectors about ‘lack of cricket’
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