Virat Kohli says yoga has boosted his confidence (PC: BCCI)
New Delhi.As much as it is necessary for cricketers to sweat in the gym to stay fit, yoga is also necessary to improve their game. Almost all the players including Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan know the benefits of yoga very well. BCCI also knows how important yoga is for a player. Due to this, before the West Indies tour in 2016, the entire team did yoga at the National Cricket Academy. Yoga has a big role in cricket too.
Yoga helps the most with regard to mental strength even in the midst of workload. In cricket, there is a need to connect the mind with the bat and the ball. Yoga improves the focus of the players on this. The discipline of yoga teaches cricketers to remain calm in all circumstances, alert at all times and skilful during the game. Not only this, it helps a lot regarding the mental strength of the players.
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Yoga protects from injury
Yoga postures not only help in protecting the body from major injuries, but also help in healing the injuries quickly. Virat Kohli also believes that this has increased his confidence. With yoga, they feel relaxed and free. Along with this, they are also very active and full of energy. At the same time, Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan says that yoga gives stability and it brings patience.
Q: #AskShikhar How yoga helped you personally and professionally And how people should definitely take up yoga and make it a part of their lifestyle.#sarvayoga
, @sarvayogastudio— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 28, 2020
The Indian Cricket team took part in a yoga session. #TeamIndia #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/m6SzIgojz7
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 2, 2016
Yoga is the medicine for every wound
Yoga also helps sportspersons to recover from injury and heal quickly. How Yoga Helps Injuries. An example of this is Rishabh Pant, who became a victim of a road accident at the end of last year.
Grateful for small things, big things and everything in between.#RP17 pic.twitter.com/NE9Do72Thr
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17) March 15, 2023
He had very serious injuries. Since then Pant is away from the field. Now he has also started standing on his feet. Recently, he had shared a video of the swimming pool on social media, in which he is seen walking in the water. That too was a kind of yoga, due to which his recovery has also started getting faster.
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