Few would suspect the presence of mutiny, scandal, and intrigue within the sport of cricket. Perhaps intrigue wasn’t the exact word I was searching for, but we’re starting to quite fancy our unwitting involvement in the dramatization of highly insignificant details. Or something like that.
Salman Butt, a Pakistani cricket player who has been described to me as “dishy,” has similarly become embroiled in a scandal of national proportions:
The elevation of Salman Butt as vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team has created a revolt like situation in the squad.
Players led by Shahid Afridi are slated to meet Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf in Islamabad to discuss the issue.
The players are demanding that a senior player to be made vice-captain of the squad, the Dawn quoted a source, as saying.
Cricket really is a sport and not some type of underwater ballet bullshit, right? These guys would rather bitch and complain rather than respect authori-tah, do their job, and play ball. This leaves us with no choice to conclude that cricket is (at minimum) just as gay as soccer and football.
See also Profiles In Courage: Salman Butt (thanx to the gay boyfriend)
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HA! And the article doesn’t mention the mysterious death, possibly MURDER, of the team’s coach last year at the World Cup, soon to be the subject of a Bollywood movie. Who knew cricket was so scandal-ridden?
We love Butt!
Who’s going to play Butt? Matthew McConaughy?
Nah, that would be too much of an obvious spoof.
Subtlety is key, which would make Orlando Bloom a good pick.
[...] session in New Dehli, Pakistan Captain Shoaib Malik (left), Shoaib Akhtar (center) and Salman Butt (dishy!) skip merrily across the cricket field whilst singing tunes from The Wizard Of Oz soundtrack. Only [...]