Team India to use psychologist in World Cup build-up

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may use renowned sports psychologist Rudi Webster 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," BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said on Sunday.   

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 this year's tour of the Caribbean where they lost the one-day series 4-1 but bounced back to win their first test series in West Indies for 35 years.   

Webster has worked with several top athletes, including West Indies cricketer Viv Richards and Australian golfer Greg Norman.