Sex for success, says coach Kirsten

New Delhi, Sept. 23: Coach Gary Kirsten’s reported mantra to Indian cricketers to have sex to boost their competitiveness was the subject of much amusement and discussion among world’s cricketers assembled here for the Champions Trophy.

Kirsten has reportedly handed out a four-part document which broadly envisages an active sexual life and a disciplined food and sporting habits, aimed at helping the players on and off the field.

The document, the content of which are quite unusual, looks back into India’s history, its food habits and its lack of aggression. “From a psychological perspective having sex increases testosterone levels, which causes in an increase in strength, energy, aggression and competitiveness,” it said.

“Conversely, not having sex for a few months causes a significant drop in testosterone level in both males and females with the corresponding passiveness and decrease in aggression,” the document said.

The document, jointly prepared by Kirsten and mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton, advice the cricketers ‘to go solo’ if they didn’t have any partner. “If you want sex but do not have someone to share it with, one option is to go solo whilst imagining you have a partner or a few partners who are as beautiful as you wish to imagine. No pillow talk and no hugging required ... just roll over and go to sleep,” the document advised.

The document also spoke on Personal mastery, which dwelt on the “shift from blaming others to taking responsibility, from being reactive to being proactive from knee-jerk reaction criticism to accepting that its one of the few things that helps us grow. It is realising that what other people say about you is none of your business.”

The topic came up for discussion during the press conference of Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and his England counterpart Andrew Strauss. Asked whether sex is a part of England’s dossier, Strauss said, “With regards to sexual habits, I don’t think that has come up in any of our dossiers. Not sure if it is likely to either, for us.”

When a similar question was put to Ponting, he said, “The team vision document would be interesting. No, I don’t think it would (be there in ours). That’s all I can say. You caught off-guard with that question.” The document one section on food habits and asked the players to stick to a strict diet regime.

“(Acid in the body) causes the body to turn calories into fat, lowers the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to the working cells, and can also cause day time fatigue, irritability, low brain functioning, over-sexuality,” the document said.

The document also states India’s lack of aggression by drawing historical examples. “India has never been an aggressor at war, they have never been first to strike,” it said.