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Episode:

What we talk about when we talk about pressure
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 01:40:12
Publish Date: 2023-03-21 05:25:58
Description:

In episode 156 of the 81allout podcast we are joined by former India Test cricketer and Ranji Trophy colossus Abhinav Mukund - who has now turned into an astute analyst on TV. Abhinav is piqued by Kartikeya Date's latest article in ESPNcricinfo (Do India choke in high-profile ODIs) and shares his perspective on how a player approaches (and talks about pressure), and weighs in on the question: is pressure a good parameter to explain the result of a match?


 Talking Points:

  • The times when a player feels he is in the 'middle of a volcano'
  • How players talk about the game and their part in it
  • What players mean when they talk about 'pressure'
  • Does pressure affect performance in a sustained manner?
  • Talking about skill v talking about mental faculties
  • Is it fair for strangers to make assumptions about players' mental abilities?
  • The problem with attributing the result to mental strength/weaknesses
  • What happened to South Africa in the 2015 World Cup semi-final?
  • The value of finding a mindspace when 'nothing matters' 

Participants:

Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)


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