'Been there as well...,' India's 2007 T20 World Cup winner reveals battling depression and suicidal thoughts

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has revealed that he felt like committing suicide in the past. The comments come days after former England cricketer Graham Thorpe died by suicide.

"We are going to be talking about depression and suicide. We recently heard about Graham Thorpe and David Johnson from India. VB Chandra Sekhar sir who was the rock of CSK. I have been there as well. It's not a pretty journey. It's debilitating. You feel like you are burden to people you love . It's challenging. You feel like you are worthless," Robin Uthappa said in a video.

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"In 2011, I was so ashamed of who I became as a human being. It's absolutely ok to not know what you have to do next. Sometimes existing for that one day, is what you have to do next. Often you don't need light at the end of the tunnel. You need the light only till the next step."

"We have heard about multiple people, who have ended their lives due to depression. I personally have been there as well. It's heavy, that's how it feels. I have often felt when I was going through clinical depression, to be burden. I was seeking answers," added the former India batter.

Uthappa, who is now a cricket presenter, played 46 ODIs and 13 T20Is for India. He was part of India's maiden T20 World Cup win in 2007 as well.

A lot of cricketers nowadays have come out and talked about going through depression and not being mentally fully fit. Apart from Uthappa, star batter Virat Kohli and pacer Mohammed Shami have also revealed battling depression in the past.

As for Thorpe,it was revealed at the opening of aninquest into his death that he was hit by a train on the morning of August 4 at Esher railway station in Surrey, England. His wife, Amanda, later told the Times in an interview that Thorpe died by suicide.