The Spin | Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy
المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian SportSouth Africa v New Zealand T20 series highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up with
Clinical guidance suggests recovery from emotional trauma can take weeks or months. In some cases, the lingering pain can last for years. Elite cricketers, though, are expected to compress that timeline into days.
Take Mitchell Santner. The New Zealand captain oversaw his team’s crushing 96-run loss by India in the T20 World Cup final on 8 March. It was the Black Caps’ fourth defeat in an ICC final since 2019 and, having swatted aside South Africa in the semi-final, would have stung. Well, Santner had to do his contemplating on the flight back home as seven days later he was suited and booted for a T20 international against the Proteas at Mount Maunganui.
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