Former Indian skipper, Rahul Dravid reckons that there will be some sense of hesitancy and fear initially in the minds of athletes when the sports activities will resume in the post-COVID-19 pandemic world. The novel coronavirus pandemic has led to either cancellation or postponement of all sporting activities worldwide, including the Tokyo Olympics.

During a Facebook live, Dravid said, “For a short period there may be a sense of doubt or fear about certain things, I am sure there will be a certain hesitancy when we get back in, also there will be certain hesitancy in terms of people. Personally, I don’t see that (break in sporting events due to pandemic) as a huge problem. One of the challenges for a lot of sportspersons will be to trust their bodies after two or three months of not playing sports or movements.”

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Dravid was having an interaction with Olympic champion shooter Abhinav Bindra and badminton legend Prakash Padukone during the show ”Staying Ahead of the Curve – The Power of Trust” on Facebook Live. He said sportspersons should be given enough time to regain peak fitness before they are asked to compete in top events.

Former Indian skipper further elaborated, “(Regaining) match fitness, game fitness, I think that will take a little bit of time before people can confidently trust themselves and go all out… and that needs to be factored in, to give athletes enough time to be able to regain match fitness.”

Dravid also said that players will not forget their skills by the time sporting events will resume. In collaboration, the cricket legend and the badminton great run Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence aims to develop Indian athletes into world-class performers.

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The former Indian skipper said sportspersons will quickly get their mojo back as they are used to facing challenging situations during their careers.