Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) is set to appoint a mental health expert after the high-pressure nature of the game forced three of its active players, including star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, into taking breaks last year.
CA had put out an advertisement for the new position of a ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead’, who will report to the board’s head of sports science and medicine Alex Kountouris.
“The new Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead will give a greater focus on mental health at Cricket Australia, giving us an individual resource dedicated to this area,” CA’s high performance chief Drew Ginn said. “The role will also provide broader case management support for CA contracted players,” Ginn said. (IANS)
