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Michael Yardy - England T20 Cricketer

06/06/2016 GMT

England T20 Cricketer - Michael Yardy

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, England T20 Cricketer - Michael Yardy

Former top England cricketer Michael Yardy discusses his mental illness

Former top England cricketer Michael Yardy discusses his mental illness, which ended his international career.

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?

(Photo: Michael Yardy of Sussex celebrates his century during the LV County Championship match between Lancashire and Sussex at Old Trafford, 2014. Credit: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

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