In the barrage of white noise around Pakistan’s cricketers at this World Cup, the infighting, the political posturing, the accusations, among other things, of eating too much mutton, one detail that may have got lost is the suggestion the players have refused to take counselling sessions with the team psychologist, Dr Maqbool Babri.
According to Pakistani news sources, “Whenever Dr Babri attempted to initiate sessions, players consistently asserted that they did not perceive the necessity for such interventions.” To be fair to Dr Babri, he has a point. Where, if not here, could half an hour in the company of a calm man with a couch and no internet connection be of more use?
