Bangladesh opener Anamul Haque said on Monday that Australian psychologist Phil Jauncey’s classes can have an immediate impact on the Tigers as they have touched all the details about how they should approach a game in the present situation.
Jauncey, a former psychologist of Australia cricket team, concluded his two-day long sessions with the Tigers on Monday that highlighted the issues needed to be addressed immediately by the Bangladesh cricket team.
‘I think it can have an instant impact provided we can implement it,’ said young batsman Anamul.
‘It can make a lot of difference as he worked on the details of how we can bring an immediate result.’
‘We are going to West Indies where we might be on the backfoot at some stage when a bowler would give us five bouncers. At that point, we must show some characters.’
Bangladesh’s cricketers attended similar classes, conducted by Canada-based Bangladeshi psychologist Ali Azhar Khan in April, only to be dismissed for 58 runs in a match in two months time against an under-strength Indian side.
Anamul argued that the two psychologists addressed two different issues and they should not be compared.
‘The previous psychologist spoke about the long-term vision and highlighted the bigger picture,’ said Anamul.
‘Jauncey, on the other hand, spoke about an immediate goal and I think both should benefit us,’ he said.
The BCB has appointed Jauncey as they are desperately looking for a way out from the current dismal run of the Tigers, who were unable to win a single one-day international in 2014.
Anamul, one of the very few shinning lights in the recent matches, said that the Australian had asked them to control their emotions while they are batting.
‘We must control our emotions. If we give five dot balls we tend to lose our mind and go for a shot risking our wicket,’ he said adding that they were told not to lose their confidence even if they face some torrid time at the crease.
‘During batting at times we go double minded and lose our positive body languages,’ said Anamul.
‘He explained us how we can tackle those things,’
Jauncey, who was the psychological consultant of the Australian cricket team between 1996 and 2008, recently worked with Australian Davis Cup squad.
He left Dhaka on Monday after the short visit.
-With New Age input
