Justin Langer says 'mental health' of players, staff living alone to be monitored by CA

Australian head coach and former cricketer Justin Langer recently anunced that Cricket Australia (CA) will be closely monitoring health of all its players who are currently living alone in isolation. His decision comes in wake of ongoing worldwide crisis caused by highly contagious coronavirus outbreak. While speaking with an online cricket portal, Justin Langer said that CA is actively discussing about importance of keeping an eye on ir players as well as support members to look after ir mental health.

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Justin Langer expresses concerns for player’s safety during coronavirus outbreak

In interview, Justin Langer said that CA has “incredible resources” for all ir players and staff members. He also said that y discuss about leadership on a daily basis and caring about people is an “important” part of any leadership. Justin Langer went on to add that CA has appointed several professional development manrs and psychologists in various states of country.

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Coronavirus impact on Australian cricket

Due to ongoing lockdown caused by coronavirus, ODI series between Australia and New Zealand in March 2020 got postponed until furr tice. Even much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) in India was recently postponed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Several top-performing Australian cricketers like David Warner, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins were slated to appear in upcoming Indian T20 carnival originally scheduled to commence at March 29.

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IPL 2020: David Warner, Steve Smith to wait furr as coronavirus looms on

Attacking Australian opening batsman David Warner is widely regarded as one of best batsmen in IPL history. David Warner was slated to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in ir opening match against Mumbai Indians on April 1 before coronavirus forced worldwide cricketing events to be temporarily put on hold. Meanwhile, Australian presence in Indian tournament is t limited to ir cricketers and match officials alone. At present, former cricketer Shane Warne is one of co-owners of a popular franchise, Rajasthan Royals.

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