Pakistan cricket team has spent the majority part of the past few months ina bio-secure bubble. Pakistani players toured England amidst the pandemicin July, then played the National T20 Cup under strict COVID-19 protocolsfollowed by the series against Zimbabwe and PSL 5 play-offs. The team iscurrently in New Zealand, again under strict COVID-19 restrictions.——————————
Staying in a bio-secure bubble for a long time can have an adverse impacton mental health and it adds to the already high mental stress due to thepressure of representing your country.
PCB, in an effort to relieve some of the mental pressure, has decided toconduct online psychotherapy sessions for the players currently underquarantine.
The players themselves have made complaints to PCB regarding the situation.
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Pakistani players are finding it hard in New Zealand as the quarantineregulations are very strict. The players have limited interaction with eachother and are confined to their rooms. They are receiving their food inboxes and are only getting a few minutes to walk.
Some players have called it a prison sentence and are unhappy about theharsh welcome by the New Zealand authorities.
