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Michael Yardy

Elite professional sport is a well-rewarded but unforgiving business.What happens when self-doubt and depression kick in? And why have so many cricketers suffered mental illness?

Stephen Sackur talks to Michael Yardy, former top England one day cricketer and world cup winner in 2010, whose international career ended as a result of mental illness. Elite professional sport is a well-rewarded but unforgiving business. Top performers need a particular kind of mental strength. What happens when they lose it - when self-doubt and depression kick in? Why have so many cricketers suffered from mental torment?

30 minutes

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Mon 6 Jun 201619:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

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Credits

InterviewerStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestMichael Yardy

Broadcasts

  • Mon 6 Jun 201603:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Mon 6 Jun 201608:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Mon 6 Jun 201614:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Mon 6 Jun 201619:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD