Webster may work with Indian team

The Indian board is likely to use the services of Rudi Webster, the renowned sports psychologist, to help the team prepare for next year's World Cup.

"We are yet to enter into discussions with Webster, though we hope to get him to have a few sessions with the players during next month's Champions Trophy," Niranjan Shah, the board secretary, was reported as saying in various Indian newspapers.

Webster, who has worked with several top athletes, is most noted for working with the all-conquering West Indies side of the late '70s and early '80s.

Shah said the proposal had come from coach Greg Chappell and captain Rahul Dravid in preparation for the World Cup in West Indies. The Indian team had a few sessions with Webster during their recent tour to the Caribbean, where they recorded a Test series victory for the first time in 35 years.