So, the Olympics are over, Boris has the torch, the big airport welcome for the British athletes has been cancelled because of security fears (boding well for 2012), and you can all get back to watching the cricket without worrying about missing any rhythmic gymnastics.
Except for this. Usain Bolt, who I adore, likes cricket, and when asked who he would like to meet, said…
Now, we don’t have the same level of Matthew Hayden hatred here as, say, this guy, but he is definitely at the “players we don’t like” end of the spectrum, and for Usain to pick Hayden is all kinds of wrong.
First, this isn’t helpng the drug rumours*.
Secondly, REALLY??? Nobody else you’d rather meet? You’re a wildly talented showboating kind of guy, so I think you’d like Shane Warne. Hayden would take you fishing and read exerpts from the Bible! Where’s the fun in that?
The crumb of comfort in the article is this:
“Most of the international media listening to Bolt’s interview didn’t know who Hayden was”.
*Legal note: I don’t actually think he takes drugs.
Ha ha… This Bolt guy is pretty clever… When the same question were asked by an Indian journalist he replied Sachin! (the story is in a Bengali newspaper so no point of providing a link)…
Avik, I just checked, he also said Gayle, the dude is clever. But i get the feeling Gayle would be more his sort of chap in real life.
Sounds like John Howard has competition for the World’s Biggest Cricket Slag. Usain has youth and celebrity cachet on his side, but John has more time on his hands, has experience and is nothing if not pragmatic, ruthless and determined in reaching his goals. Usain may be young and fast, but I am backing John.
One key difference being that the media is queuing up to talk to Bolt.And the general public wants to hear what he has to say.
Anonymity is your friend when stalking cricketers, LB. A media scrum, being black and six foot five make it difficult to blend in unless you are stalking the 1990′s West Indies team.
i guess in the caribbean they remember hayden because of his record-swapping with lara
Yes, JRod. You’re correct!! :)In the same report (where he mentioned Sachin) he told about Gayle too… And yeah, Gayle is his type…
I absolutely hate Hayden and I think he actually paid Bolt to plug him!