Forward of the ICC World Cup 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is exploring the potential for sending a psychologist with the squad to India to deal with the pressures of the high-profile match. Nonetheless, a closing resolution on this regard might be taken solely after PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf’s assembly the captain Babar Azam. Azam is presently enjoying for Colombo Strikers within the Lanka Premier League (LPL).

“Zaka is an enormous believer that having a psychologist with the gamers will assist them, particularly when they aren’t performing properly or feeling exterior pressures of a tour to India,” mentioned a PCB official.

He mentioned the presence of a psychologist is crucial for Pakistan since they’re visiting India for the primary time since 2016.

“When Zaka Ashraf was Chairman (of PCB) he had obtained a well known psychologist Maqbool Babri to work with the gamers and he additionally went with them to India in 2012/13,” mentioned the official.

The official mentioned the Pakistan gamers had classes with a sports activities psychologist earlier than travelling to India for the 2011 World Cup.

Pakistan might be enjoying their World Cup 2023 matches in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad.