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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 2016 19:30GMT

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Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Michael Yardy

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