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Paddy Upton roped in as India's mental conditioning coach
•Upton has been roped in on a short term contract and will be the latest addition to coach Rahul Dravid's team of support staff.
IPL 2022: Lasith Malinga joins Rajasthan Royals as fast-bowling coach; Paddy Upton returns
•"It's a wonderful feeling for me to return to the IPL and an absolute honour to join Rajasthan Royals," said Malinga, who represented Mumbai Indians in the IPL grabbing 170 wickets in 122 matches.
Former India mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton says long periods in bio-bubble could damage players’ well-being
•Living in a bio-bubble has become the new normal for international athletes after sporting action resumed amid the COVID-19 pandemic
IPL 2020: Players depending on external stimulation will struggle in front of empty stadiums, says Paddy Upton
•Upton said staying in a bubble for three months is not easy and many cricketers might be in the "same boat" as Raina, warning the teams to be prepared as "funny things" can happen during the tournament.
World Cup Memories: 'When MS Dhoni stepped down the stairs at Wankhede, I told Gary we will win,' Paddy Upton remembers journey of a lifetime
Paddy Upton •Paddy Upton, who was India's mental conditioning coach during 2011 World Cup, speaks on how he prepared players for the big moments, MS Dhoni's lack of form throughout the tournament and those two moments when he felt India were going to lift the trophy.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Paddy Upton feels South Africa's 'chokers' tag is exaggerated and unfair
•Cricket's perennial chokers' World Cup ambitions would largely hinge on their potent attack, led by young Kagiso Rabada and veteran Imran Tahir, as South Africa make their eighth attempt to achieve sport's biggest prize.
Red Bull Campus Cricket's final-leg kicks off in Jaipur, winner will represent India at World Final in UAE
Firstcricket Staff •The winner of the national final will be crowned Indian champions and will represent the country at the World Final in UAE.
IPL 2019, DC vs RR: Young Riyan Parag wants to utilise U-19 WC, IPL experiences to break into Indian team
•The youngest player to score a half-century in the history of IPL, Riyan Parag considers his experiences with Rajasthan Royals and the U-19 World Cup as small steps towards achieving his main goal of breaking into the Indian senior team one day.
IPL 2019: Ajinkya Rahane and Steve Smith, two Rajasthan Royals captains wage similar battles against different demons
Shubham Pandey •Maybe when Rajasthan start afresh next year, they have a clear-minded and confident Rahane at the top of the order and Smith as captain, scoring runs in abundance. The amalgamation of these two happenings will be enough to see this team make the playoffs.
My insecurities well documented, but have always strived to be the best, says Gautam Gambhir on Paddy Upton's book
•In his new book 'The Barefoot Coach', Upton has written about notions of mental toughness and how Gambhir, despite being one of the finest Indian batsmen of his time, was perhaps also "one of the weakest and mentally most insecure".