The cricketing world might very soon see ‘sprint king’ Usain Bolt sprinting on a cricket field as according to a report in The Times of India negotiations make him play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League, with Shane Warne leading the campaign to bring him to Melbourne.
Bolt who won three gold medals in London, played junior cricket before turning to the track and has long voiced a love for the game.
"He (Warne) contacted me and asked me about if I am serious and if I really want to do it then he can put in a few words that should get it done," Bolt was quoted in the report.
"So we will see if I get the time off. I will try," he added.
"Twenty20, I love it," said the sprinter, who describes himself as an all-rounder and told Australian media during the Olympics he planned to holiday Down Under in September.
"Just the fact that it is so exciting, it's about going hard the whole time, not just about playing shots. It's about being aggressive and I like that style of batsman. If I get the chance I will definitely try because I know it's going to be a lot of fun. I don't know how good I am. I will probably have to get a lot of practice in,” he added