PCB appoints sports activities psychologist Maqbool Babri for Asia Cup | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has enlisted the providers of sports activities psychologist Dr. Maqbool Babri to supply counseling to the boys’s crew as they compete within the ODI sequence in opposition to Afghanistan in Sri Lanka.

This assist will proceed by the distinguished Asia Cup and culminate with the extremely anticipated World Cup.
“Sure, Dr Maqbool Babri who has labored up to now with counselling of a few of our gamers can be accompanying the squad,” a PCB supply mentioned.

He mentioned the board’s intention is to supply complete assist to the gamers, making certain they will focus wholeheartedly on their cricketing duties and upcoming matches. This strategy goals to create an setting the place the gamers can focus with out distractions.

In earlier cases, Babri has collaborated with sure gamers, guiding them in navigating high-pressure conditions, overcoming difficult performances, and addressing private points. His experience has been instrumental in helping these gamers to handle such conditions successfully.

A supply within the PCB mentioned that Babri was being despatched with the crew in order that the gamers can all the time have a certified psychologist to sit down down with and talk about any points as a substitute of bottling up their emotions.
The PCB introduced on Sunday {that a} pre-Sri Lanka departure camp for the gamers in Pakistan will start on the Nationwide Cricket Academy, Lahore from Monday.
The three-day camp is being held earlier than the crew will depart for Hambantota on 17 August.
Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Ali Agha and Saud Shakeel will attend the camp.

Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan, Tayyab Tahir and Shaheen Afridi will arrive in Lahore on 16 August from London for the departure on 17 August.
The gamers collaborating within the Lanka Premier League together with captain Babar Azam will be part of the crew in Hambantota.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has additionally invited eight extra gamers within the camp. They’re Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Umar, Sufyan Muqeem, Mehran Mumtaz and Qasim Akram.
(With PTI inputs)