Often, cricketers are seen appreciating their partners for bringing a calm as well as a positive influence on their lives.
When one plays in a high-pressure environment, it becomes a stressful affair and during such times, having a partner who can take the mind off the game is essential.
Often, it is seen that girlfriends and wives of cricketers are subject to scrutiny, just like their partners. Fans often unfairly blame WAGs for players’ poor performance.
While talking about cricketers as well as their partners, 1 thing that first comes to mind is the chapter of Virat-Anushka.
Do cricketers play poorly or better after marriage?
Sony Six, the broadcaster partner of Indian Premier League provided some data during the pre-match show, which is extremely show-worthy. In the graphic, a comparison was seen between the test batting average of players, before as well as post marriage. Have a look:-
Before and after comparison!
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s average has reached new heights from 13.00 to 43.32! It seems his wife has told him to switch his concentration from Muhavre to cricket! Poor Ramiz Raja couldn’t manage to balance his average, thereby facing a 1 percent decrease. Dhoni on the other hand seems to be too busy with his wife Sakshi Dhoni, that he hardly paid much attention to the average. Dhoni’s average has reduced from 42.59 to 34.47.
Shane Watson too might be overly in love with his partner owing to which his average has dropped from 39.43 to 33.52. David Warner on the other hand seems to have got a huge support from his partner, owing to which his average has gone up from 48.20 to 54.92.
There is not much change in the average of AB de Villiers as it remains close to 50 only. Faf du Plessis on the other hand has faced a gradual drop in the average from 58.50 to 35.38