Nitish Rana’s Ugly Outburst: CSK vs DC’s Most Memorable IPL Match!

Sermon

Cricket authorities are in a tough position as to how they handle situations like these as they provide a platform where players can grow as individuals while performing professionally. However, such outbursts give a wrong impression of cricket to the audience, giving the platform a bad name.

Cricket has time and again witnessed players getting upset or losing their cool under pressure. And how do you prevent such incidents from happening? One can only keep repeating the same lines of discipline and maintaining a high level of maturity while competing at the top level. This is true not just in cricket but for any sport.

One has always wondered, how do coaches handle young and sometimes easily angered players? While you can teach them various techniques for maintaining calm and composed, it is nearly impossible to be absolutely certain if they will be able to handle their emotions and maintain their level of form effectively. That being said, we see players like Rohit Sharma handle pressure and maintain their level of form under an intense pressure scenario remarkably well.

It all starts with a positive environment to foster these qualities in emerging talent. One way teams have handled it so far is by not being over-critical of players and having a more open door policy for any emotional outburst. The aim should not be to penalize the player and create a toxic atmosphere for everyone but to provide a helping hand at all times.