Stories about sexual oorgies, marijuana sessions and the dominance of a group of senior players in South Africa cricket squad have been exposed in out-of-favour opener Herschelle Gibbs’s autobiography — To The Point — which will be releasing Monday. South African weekly Sunday Times carried excerpts from Gibbs’s book, a day before its release.
The book graphically details the ssexual exploits of the controversial player who has been in trouble for his late night binges and drunken driving charges, as well as leading players in smoking pot in the West Indies.
The book includes descriptions of ssexual encounters in which Gibbs and other players took part, including one with a young girl attending a matric dance and a hotel-room orrgy involving three girls.
Then, during one of their warm-up games on the 1997-98 Australia tour, Gibbs writes that he and some of the guys noticed a “pretty girl” and asked her to join them that evening. They started drinking and she mentioned she was a sttripper.
Gibbs, who just last week confessed that he would have to work very hard to return to the national squad, could also incur the ire of fellow players after writing in his book that the Proteas are dominated by a clique of older players.
“The team has been criticised for being run by a group of senior players — Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, and more rec
Re: Of ssex, marijuana and a clique... The Gibbs story
by om shanti on Nov 01, 2010 06:47 AM
“The team has been criticised for being run by a group of senior players — Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, and more recently, AB de Villiers,” Gibbs wrote.
“This inner circle splits the team in two and makes any chance of developing true team spirit among the Proteas impossible,” said Gibbs, adding that former national coach Mickey Arthur had often bowed to them after trying to take them on.
Gibbs also disclosed how the squad never regained its spirit after former captain Hansie Cronje, now deceased, got a life ban following his admission to match-fixing that was first uncovered by Indian authorities.
“Things were never the same. I sympathised with Shaun Pollock (who took over from Cronje). He had a tough time filling Hansie’s shoes and gluing the team together. But the Proteas never had that same togetherness under Polly (Pollock). He never socialised with boys too much.” Gibbs was one of the co-accused with Cronje and Henry Williams, in allegations of match-fixing, in Nagpur. Though he was suspended for six months after that, but still respects the late South African skipper.
Gibbs summed up his own indiscretions, which included a confession to pulling out some of his wife Tenielle Povey’s hair while he was driving during a fight. “We were physically fighting while I was driving... I managed to pull some of her h
Re: Re: Of ssex, marijuana and a clique... The Gibbs story
by om shanti on Nov 01, 2010 06:48 AM
... I managed to pull some of her hair out.
“As you now know, I’ve managed to land myself in trouble with alarming regularity right from the start of my cricket career.
“A stint in rehab for alcohol abuse and a messy divorce would be more than enough controversy for most professional athletes, but, with me, that wasn’t the half of it,” Gibbs wrote.
I mean if pakistan wants to have any credibility, they should not go for repeal. I will never ever watch a match involving pakistan, australia, england, and SA, they are run by bookies.
Re: problem not with cricketers
by amitllr on Oct 31, 2010 05:18 PM
News is about cricket. Why you are drawing whole country into it. India and pakistan are same society. We think alike. You can see same thing in their blogs. It seems that u love pakistan.
Re: Re: Re: problem not with cricketers
by amitllr on Oct 31, 2010 05:53 PM
Hate has no religion.It is valid for us and pakistani both. Time will come when we will have to choose between solution and revenge.
Re: Re: Re: Re: problem not with cricketers
by Kaka on Oct 31, 2010 09:19 PM
Pls convey this message of yours to ISI and that terror badshah Hafiz Saeed as well as numerous terror associates inPorkistan. Then get back here and your advice will be thought over
Re: Re: Re: problem not with cricketers
by wasinabi shah on Oct 31, 2010 05:46 PM
so are you generalizing for all of Pakistani people here..I have studied with some of them myself and desi people make a strong community abroad, you can differentiate bw paki, Indian or Bangladeshi..What do u mean religion comes first? Your hatred is making you say all this..
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: problem not with cricketers
by amitllr on Oct 31, 2010 05:58 PM
Dear P.Yadav, Things are quite complex. You cant find the solution by singling out roy or mr. wasi. We have created the mess.And we need solution, not revenge.
Re: ICC uphold Spot Fixing.
by Shaji Paul on Oct 31, 2010 04:49 PM
will you be happy by doing so. there are good players in Paksitan. Are you sure that all Indian players are pure? Give some useful comments and dont hurt any country..
Re: Re: ICC uphold Spot Fixing.
by Kempt Killer on Oct 31, 2010 04:57 PM
hahaa...lol, you think a country will get hurt by the comment from that person? ... anyway, please dont hurt the country that is causing some serious terror attacks in india.
Re: Re: Re: ICC uphold Spot Fixing.
by GARY on Oct 31, 2010 05:00 PM
Pakistan is such a tainted nation that it is now unwanted in cricket circles as well. First it was their nation in general political circles and now it is sports starting with cricket. It has become a pariah
Re: Re: Re: ICC uphold Spot Fixing.
by BRUNO MONTEIRO on Oct 31, 2010 04:54 PM
It is just to make Indian people like sandyjohn happy.. The real truth is something else..
Re: Re: ICC uphold Spot Fixing.
by Kempt Killer on Oct 31, 2010 04:54 PM
lol, you think a country will get hurt by the comment from that person? ... anyway, please dont hurt the country that is causing some serious terror attacks in india.
Re: Re: Re: ICC uphold Spot Fixing.
by amitllr on Oct 31, 2010 05:16 PM
Hey Bruno, Thanks for pitying on us. We are disgusting nation. I think u have lots of information about 26/11. Enlighten us, Who was behind that attack. Thanks for opening our eyes.
