Bolt may play soccer or cricket after 2016

 LONDON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- World's fastest man Usain Bolt may consider switching to cricket¹ or football after the 2016 Olympics, his agent said on Wednesday.

The Jamaican, 26, held talks with Melbourne Stars captain Shane Warne but finally gave up on this idea.

Bolt's agent Ricky Simms told BBC: "Usain is currently² an athlete focused on his preparations for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

"He may try his hand at cricket or football when he retires from running but that would be after 2016."

Simms said: "I met with the Melbourne Stars in October and told them Usain is not available to play cricket this year."

Melbourne Stars media manager Jess Cook told BBC Sport that the team had held "lengthy³ discussions" with Bolt's representatives over the summer before accepting defeat.

"From our end this has been done and dusted since mid-October," she said.

"We had lengthy discussions with Bolt's management from June to August but his training schedule ahead of the World Championships unfortunately wouldn't allow him to be involved with the Stars this summer.

"We will remain close to Bolt and explore it again next season."

1 cricket   

n.蟋蟀，板球运动；adj.公平的

参考例句：

• The England cricket team scored quite a useful total.英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。
• We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.我们可以听到仲夏时节蟋蟀的尖叫声。
• Your behaviour isn't cricket.你的行为不光彩。

2 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

3 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。