Is that the reason why the team has appointed a sports psychologist (B Ganesh Kumar from Madras)?
He hasn’t been with the team for long. He has just been around for a game and is not traveling with us for the one-day games. So for anything to happen in a consistent manner, we need to have him with the team. We can’t get through with him in just five days. We really need somebody with us for a year or two. You can’t get results just like that. He can’t be with the team for a period of five days and then leave. Whose idea was this to have a team psychologist? I think it was the BCCI’s idea. Have you had any sessions with him yet? Not a long session, but a little one. I thought whatever he spoke to me made a lot of sense. Are you nervous about the new job on hand? Not at all! I think the way that we have played in the last three months, we can only get better (smiles). We can’t play worse than this. So, that’s the only positive aspect. Do you think you will face a problem captaining a team with three former captains in the side? No, not at all. I don’t think that will happen. With res
