March 18, 2005
Admirable Openness from the Former Opener
When Michael Slater announced his retirement from cricket I was moved to reflect on his career. I emphasised the contrast between his exhilarating strokeplay and his tendency to self-destruct.
Slater's revelation last Monday that his mental struggles have been diagnosed as bipolar disorder left me with even more admiration for the man. And it explained a thing or two.
It takes guts to open the batting against the world's best opening bowlers. It takes even more courage to publicly announce that one has such an illness.
Posted to Cricket, People by Keith PittyComments
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