Waterboy Yuvraj: Anil Kumble’s New Job

The waterboy Yuvraj incident has had one positive fall out. Anil Kumble has got the opportunity to earn some useful pocket money.

The BCCI has hired the former captain and leg spin bowler to teach the Indian team how to behave, especially Yuvraj Singh after he showed the ‘middle finger’ to some spectators at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo during the ongoing third test match between India and Sri Lanka.

To cut a long story short, the ground has a stand adjoining the Oval Taverners bar.

The stand, denominated as the T Murugaser Stand, also adjoins the players’ passage.

Some fans, who came out of the Taverners bar, entered the stand and began to taunt Yuvraj by chanting, “We want water boy. Boy, boy, water boy.” This was an apparent reference to Yuvraj having to carry the drinks, as 12th man.

Just to make it abjectly clear why they were taunting Yuvraj, the fans began to sing Raina’s praises, as he was the one who had replaced Yuvi, forcing him thereby to carry the drinks, I mean, the water.

Yuvi was not the first to make an obscene gesture, according to manager, Ranjib Biswal.

Biswal went on to file a police complaint against the spectators in question and three f them were taken into police custody, and released the next day.

The incident also led to some humorous references in the commentator’s box, mainly by Sri Lankan commentator, Russel Arnold, who when told that Sehwag was asking for water said that the batsman was probably demanding UV.

The fact that UV rhymes with Yuvi could be a pure coincidence. In that case, here is my sincere apology to Arnold.

Tags: Anil Kumble, EPL, India, Sehwag, Yuvraj

Category: Cricket