The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Bravo's withdrawal highlights cricket's stress malaise

Sun, Nov 23, '14

by TONY COZIER

Commentary

The warning lights set off by Darren Bravo's decision to decline selection for West Indies' imminent tour of South Africa "for personal reasons" are too strong to be ignored. No less so is the continuing absence from any cricket since June of Kieran Powell.

They are signals that the two left-handers, the most naturally gifted of the current West Indies batsmen, could well be the latest on the expanding list of professional cricketers overcome by the constant grind of global travel and worn down by the need to succeed in a demanding and fiercely competitive professional environment.

The medical term for the problem has evolved from "acute fatigue syndrome" to "stress-related condition" to simply "depression".

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