But for motivational coach Mike Horn, this period will be more of a “mental battle” which the players will have to overcome. “As a professional cricketer, this present situation gives us time to break our intense training habits and focus on different activities. This period of confinement and social distancing comes at a perfect moment for me, just after my North Pole crossing expedition, which I finished in January. Horn’s North Pole expedition, the second phase of his “Pole2Pole” adventure after the solo crossing of the Antarctic in 2017, has been as exciting and adventurous as past sojourns. “In December 2019, I completed the crossing of the Arctic via the North Pole with my friend and expedition partner Borge Ousland.

Source: The Telegraph April 16, 2020 19:07 UTC