Be it swinging opponent batsmen out or losing improbable matches, be it a doping scandal or ball tampering, match fixing or dead coaches, (or even medical conditions better left unspoken) leave it to our friendly neighbors to the west to keep the otherwise boring world of cricket interesting and spicy. The latest episode in their continuing saga is bite-gate.
Enough has been said and written about this incident. So here's a crack at the many headline opportunities and possible excuses instead.
Headline opportunities:
Afridi leaves his mark. On the ball.
Afridi bites more than he can chew
Afridi has a taste for bowling
Afridi goes ball-istic
Afridi has a ball. In his mouth.
Afridi bites the ball-et
Perth ODI comes to a ball-biting finish
Top Afridi excuses:
" I needed the protein"
" The Duke tastes better"
" So biting the ball is not on?"
" This isn't the Vicco Vajrdanti ad shoot?"
" I wanted my salt fix"
" The ball started it first!"
" But Ramiz keeps calling it the cherry?"
" I blame Lalit Modi!"
" Hey! I'm just a teenager learning by mistakes!"
" Relax! I'm sure it is halal."
Feel free to add more in the comments.
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