The fast bowler discusses his hurt at being dropped by England after winning the World Cup and how grit he gets from his mum keeps negative thoughts at bay
“It was a gift for me when I got anxiety,” Liam Plunkett says calmly as if he is talking about a birthday present rather than the moment when he began to confront the stress and uncertainty which once plagued him.
“If I didn’t get anxiety I probably wouldn’t have played in the World Cup. Many of us define anxiety as a really bad thing – and for lots of people it is – but when I deal with anxiety it helps me massively in other areas of life.”
Written by Donald McRae
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