By now most cricket fans will be aware that Salman Butt has been signed up to commentate for Pakistan’s Channel 5 during the forthcoming World Cup.
At first we thought this was farcical – a man who only days earlier had been banned from the game by the ICC for spot-fixing was now going to offer expert analysis to the viewing public.
Indeed, at first we believed it would be like a convicted fraudster such as former Barings Bank trader Nick Leeson offering financial advice on the Money Programme or even President Mubarak advising on how to bow out gracefully.
But now that our initial ire has subsided, we believe that Butt commentating at the World Cup is an inspired idea.
Why? Because now we won’t have to bother watching the pointless group phase. We’ll simply tune into Pakistan TV where Butt will be able provide the post-match analysis before the game even starts - who wins, the star performers, even down to the minutiae of when a no-ball will be bowled.
By the way, does anyone know who is sponsoring the coverage on Pakistan television? We wouldn’t be surprised if it was an ice cream shop based in Tooting.
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I had to laugh when I heard this one.
To follow on from your point about after match analysis before the game, my take on this is that we now - as you have rightly already pointed out - have expert advice on which games we need to bet on for an upset.
Which 7 or 8/1 underdogs are going to be successful.
Get your betting accounts ready for the worlds best cricket tipster, he has all the best contacts, it's the man in the know - ladies and gentlemen it's the one and only
Salman Butt.
Maybe I have missed a trick here, I should have signed him up for my website. Then again, these days expert advice is way too expensive!
You can't buy if for $5000 dollars like in Warne and Mark Waugh's day.
More equivalent comparisons are - this is like getting human rights advice off Robert Mugabe, or asking Geroge Bush for advice on how to appease the Muslim world.
Posted by: Dean @ Cricket Betting Blog | Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10:38
Maybe you could sign up Asif or Aamer instead!!
Posted by: The Reverse Sweep | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:58
This makes perfect sense.
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