NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken into account bubble fatigue and mental health of players while designing bio-security arrangements for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The governing body of the sport has offered 24-hour assistance to deal with any mental-health issue faced by any of the participants in the World Cup in the UAE and Oman, which starts on October 17.
“Some of the players have been in multiple bio-bubbles and some of them have been on the bounce. We have to accept that their mental health will be affected in controlled environment. The ICC will make available 24 hours a day, a psychologist to speak to any individual who seeks help,” Alex Marshall, ICC’s head of integrity, who is overseeing the bio-security arrangement, said on Thursday in an interaction.
“There are number of things that we are doing, making materials available and offering psychological support. Within their own team and squads they bring their own medical staff, have own systems in place to take care of players. But from ICC’s perspective they have got lots of resources… professional support 24×7 a day for somebody who seeks it,” he added.
While dealing with mental health, the ICC has also ensured that squad members are not confined to a strict bubble and have some outdoor recreation arrangements in place. “It’s important that people get to do recreation and other sports. We have arranged that but that too will be a controlled environment, like a certain section of a golf course will be reserved for them. They should get to see these two wonderful countries too,” Marshall mentioned.
“For the mental health of players, we are allowing very close family to travel but they will have to be in the same controlled environment as the players,” he added.
Marshall also mentioned that the ICC expects a few Covid cases but believes the resources are in place to prevent an outbreak. “We have consulted people who organised Tokyo Olympics, Formula One, Euro and IPL. We have seen in the Olympics that the competitors outdoors passing on the infection. We have an expert panel and we will go by close contacts and regulations in UAE about isolation,” he said.
However, Marshall claimed that any protocol breach needed to be dealt with seriously but it will be left to the individual boards.
ICC changes ‘batsman’ to ‘batter’ in playing conditions
A fortnight after the MCC abolished the term ‘batsman’ to make the game gender neutral, ICC will also do so in its playing conditions from the T20 World Cup this month. Henceforth, the term used will be ‘batter’ only.
“Some of the players have been in multiple bio-bubbles and some of them have been on the bounce. We have to accept that their mental health will be affected in controlled environment. The ICC will make available 24 hours a day, a psychologist to speak to any individual who seeks help,” Alex Marshall, ICC’s head of integrity, who is overseeing the bio-security arrangement, said on Thursday in an interaction.
“There are number of things that we are doing, making materials available and offering psychological support. Within their own team and squads they bring their own medical staff, have own systems in place to take care of players. But from ICC’s perspective they have got lots of resources… professional support 24×7 a day for somebody who seeks it,” he added.
While dealing with mental health, the ICC has also ensured that squad members are not confined to a strict bubble and have some outdoor recreation arrangements in place. “It’s important that people get to do recreation and other sports. We have arranged that but that too will be a controlled environment, like a certain section of a golf course will be reserved for them. They should get to see these two wonderful countries too,” Marshall mentioned.
“For the mental health of players, we are allowing very close family to travel but they will have to be in the same controlled environment as the players,” he added.
Marshall also mentioned that the ICC expects a few Covid cases but believes the resources are in place to prevent an outbreak. “We have consulted people who organised Tokyo Olympics, Formula One, Euro and IPL. We have seen in the Olympics that the competitors outdoors passing on the infection. We have an expert panel and we will go by close contacts and regulations in UAE about isolation,” he said.
However, Marshall claimed that any protocol breach needed to be dealt with seriously but it will be left to the individual boards.
ICC changes ‘batsman’ to ‘batter’ in playing conditions
A fortnight after the MCC abolished the term ‘batsman’ to make the game gender neutral, ICC will also do so in its playing conditions from the T20 World Cup this month. Henceforth, the term used will be ‘batter’ only.
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