Pakistan fast bowler Tabish Khan: “It was a very depressing moment for me. I was depressed for the last few months due to the death of my father and today I missed him the most”
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Pakistan pace bowler Tabish Khan has admitted that his father’s death was the source of his depression and the reason why he cried after taking a five-for on Sunday.
Shoaib Akhtar: “After I left cricket, I was under serious depression for a good six to seven months. I did not come out of my house for six to seven months”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar made a courageous revelation on his highly successful YouTube channel, saying he suffered from severe depression for six to seven months after he retired from international cricket.
“I can’t say there haven’t been some dark times where I thought it would be easier if I wasn’t here”
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Former England pace bowler Stephen Harmison has revealed that he battled severe depression during his international career and even thought about committing suicide prior to the national team’s tour of South Africa in 2004.
Cairns denies two counts of perjury and perverting the course of justice
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The jury at the Chris Cairns perjury trial heard how the former New Zealand all-rounder was incensed when police first accused of match-fixing.
“I cannot remember the exact words but it was something like ‘how will they ever prove it?'”
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Former New Zealand pace bowler Andre Adams has told Southwark Crown Court that Chris Cairns tried to coax him into joining his match-fixing operation as the latter was confident that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) would not be able to prove anything.
“I took three Viagra one night and didn’t realise how long they lasted”
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Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has revealed that he was run out during a Test match after taking “three Viagra” pills the night before.
“I know with the support and the people around me, I am going to come out on the right side of it”
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Ireland all-rounder John Mooney has revealed that he considered committing suicide during his two-year battle against depression.
“I really appreciate all the help and support that I have received from Queensland Cricket”
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Queensland batsman Luke Pomersbach has quit cricket in order to tend to his mental health problems.
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“I was not in a very good place whenever I toured, but there were probably two occasions when I thought I was going to have to make the decision Trotty has made”
Former England pace bowler Stephen Harmison has announced that he can relate to what batsman Jonathan Trott is going through as he revealed that “I thought I was going to have to make the decision Trotty has made” on two separate occasions in his international career.
Vincent had a dream start to his international career
Former New Zealand opening batsman Lou Vincent has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after finishing his contract with the Khulna Royal Bengals in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
