Sports psychology - The biggest con of all time
Ian Botham tells Brian Viner, in the Independent that his proudest moment as a sportsman came in 2007, why the greatest cricketer of all time was not Don Bradman, and what he thinks of sports psychology .
George Binoy
Ian Botham tells Brian Viner, in the Independent that his proudest moment as a sportsman came in 2007, why the greatest cricketer of all time was not Don Bradman, and what he thinks of sports psychology .
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"I wonder if Bradman could have adjusted to 20-, 40-, 50-over cricket as well as Test matches? When you look at footage from the 1930s, there's no science about the field placings. They were the same when the batsman arrived at the crease as they were when he'd scored 300. Obviously Bradman was an exceptional talent, but I find it hard to comprehend anyone ever being better than Viv [Richards]."
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo
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