Troubles New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder, who looks set to return to the game from his self-imposed exile, got a thumbs up from Pune Warriors&rsquo; mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton ahead of their Indian Premier League-V opener against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium today. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/ryder.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 472px; " /> Pune Warriors NZ all-rounder Jesse Ryder during a training session at the Wankhede Stadium yesterday. Pics/Suresh KK Ryder, who is accompanied by a psychologist Karen Nimmo besides his manager Aaron Klee for the tournament, has a history of being involved in a host of alcohol-related incidents throughout his career. He announced an indefinite break from the game after being handed a one-match ban following a binge drinking session following an ODI against South Africa in February. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/paddy.jpg" /> Paddy Upton Ryder&rsquo;s first attempt to come back to cricket (on Feb 29) was also marred after the all-rounder got into an altercation with another player during a club match for the Naenae Old Boys and was subsequently charged with breaching Cricket Wellington&rsquo;s code of conduct.u00a0IPL-V is another attempt by Ryder to get his career back on track, and Upton believes he&rsquo;s on the right path. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s (Ryder) been through tough times. But he is in a really good state of mind at the moment. He knows whatever has happened is over. He is looking forward to this opportunity,&rdquo; Upton told MiD DAY after the practice session yesterday. Ryder was on his toes throughout the three-hour training session. He slugged it out in the field before bowling for quite a while in the nets.u00a0Upton, who was part of India&rsquo;s World Cup-winning support staff, said Ryder is eager lift his game hereon. &ldquo;He wants to create something new for his career.u00a0I am optimistic about him. He is eager to take his game to a new level. He wants to leave everything in the past and is keen to focus on his game. And it&rsquo;s my job to create an environment where there is freedom to play, clear plans and excellent communication within players,&rdquo; explained Upton.u00a0

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Pune's mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton says troubled New Zealand   all-rounder is in a very good state of mind and all set to turn a new leaf

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