Certain situations affect one's mindset without any symptoms that could harm physically. Due to the excessive workload, disorders like depression, anxiety, and stressed-down behavior brutally hit people. Cricket, a physically and mentally exhausting game, makes some players witness some disorders. Here is the list of some stars who dealt with mental health issues.
1. Marcus Trescothick
England's cricketer Marcus announced his retirement a little early in 2006. He had dealt with the vigorous degradation of health issues during the peak of his professional career. He stated that he immediately returned from India due to depression. Still, as an ace batsman, he had the maximum upholding of the centuries to his credit. He later announced that he was still depressed.
2. Jonathan Trott
Trott is one of the players who faced mental-related issues as the top-ordered batsman during the Ashes 2013. He decided to end his International Career abruptly, but he used to play the local games for enhancing. He disclosed that he was suffering from long-standing distress. However, he was extensively suffering from anxiety and depression.
3. Sarah Taylor
Sarah, the former England wicketkeeper, faced mental-related problems. She debuted in 2006 and scored 6553 runs in her international career. Due to her lightning and quick glove held behind the stumps, she dismissed many wickets and paved the way for victories. But, constant anxiety was the main issue that forced her to announce her retirement.
4. Andrew Flintoff
Andrew, the England all-rounder is also on the list. He was seen depressed in 2006-07. The whitewashed Ashes added stress to Flintoff. In 200 international matches, he scored 7000 runs and took 400 wickets.
5. David Bairstow
David also had some anxiety issues. He had played over 25 international matches and scored 300 runs. Later, he settled with the commentary job. He had many problems regarding finance and injuries related to the drinking problem.
6. Glenn Maxwell
Maxwell suffered from depression while he was the captain of the Aussie team. When the team faces ups and downs, the captain is the most affected person and the questionable player. The pressure put on his shoulder is quite unbearable.
7. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli also has anxiety and anger-related issues, as he is considered one of the strongest people in the field. But sometimes, many of the disorders do not get permission to enter. The mental issue usually depends on the willpower and mental capacity of the person if hthey arecapable enough to fight with all the odds. Due to the anger issue, sometimes Virat had drained out.
8. Steve Harmison
Steve is also on the list, as he had some mental health issues. Despite fighting the off time, he maintained good things to make the goal realistic, but he could not get back to the field again.
9. Iain O'Brien
Iain got a place in the autobiography and documentary of Flintoff that they stated he was faking symptoms of depression at the early age of 20, and he got to fight for more than 15 years of struggling through his life. Before starting the profession, he was shattered, as he could not play the sport due to a non-understanding of the mechanism and skills.
10. Yuvraj Singh
Sometimes players lack the luck to prove their efficiency. Yuvraj didn't have enough centuries, so everyone started trolling him. The trolls made him weak. Even after many successes, he used to be in depression and had a severe problem related to anger management. Later, when he fought cancer, he came with all his strength and was able to make the country proud.
