The Mumbai Indians are essentially assured of a place in the final stages of the Indian Premier League, but they will be without one of their cheerleaders, who was thrown out of the IPL after it emerged that she was writing a “saucy” blog for the Alternative Cricket Almanack.
Gabriella Pasqualotto has returned home to South Africa after it came to light that she was the writer of “The Secret Diary of an IPL Cheerleader”, in which she anonymously talks about her experiences in India and names some of cricket’s more party-loving and flirtatious characters.
“Usually only after day matches there is an exclusive after party and at night is when it all happens. The music pumps, the drinks flow and the cricketers come and go … the real fun happens in the VIP rooms where the players and night owls can cause scandal!” Ms. Pasqalotto wrote.
“The likes of Jonty Rhodes and Albie Morkel are notorious for having a good time with friends! ‘Ol Graeme Smith will flirt with anything while his girlfriend lurks behind him. The Aussies are fun but naughty, such as Aiden Blizzard and Dan Christian,” she says.
This is hardly Wikileaks—few people would be surprised to hear that some sportsmen are flirtatious or enjoy a night on the town. Rest easy, Julian Assange.
Ms. Pasqalotto continues; “By the end of a crazy evening, a certain someone had played kissing catchers with three girls known to me only, although he has his own girlfriend back home. He cooed to each girl, “Come home with me, I just want to cuddle!’”
This revelation of someone playing kissing catchers (whatever that is) and wanting a cuddle is as “outrageous” as Ms. Pasqalotto’s “secret” blog gets.
A Mumbai Indians spokesman declined to comment, while the IPL hasn’t yet spoken about the matter either.
During last season’s IPL, India Real Time attended an after-party in Delhi’s Maurya Hotel, but there wasn’t any kiss catching or cuddles, and there wasn’t much evidence of players flirting and misbehaving that night.
Indian fans might be relieved to hear that national superstars like Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are less outgoing than their South African and Australian counterparts, according to Ms. Pasqualotto.
“The few Indian players we have met, such as M.S. Dhoni and Rohit Sharma have been very polite and keep to themselves in the dark corners. Hotshots like Tendulkar with families at home are never present,” she says.
But she paints a less flattering picture of the ordinary Indian man and woman.
“On our days off, we are free to explore and take in what India has to offer but its not always easy. You can just imagine, a group of fit, easy on the eye, western ladies cruising the congested busy streets…
“To the citizens, we are practically like walking porn! All eyes are on you all the time; it is complete voyeurism. The women double take, see you and then pretend you do not exist,” she wrote.
Still, certain cricketers are more of a threat, she concluded.
“I have come to realise that cricketers are the most loose and mischievious sportsmen I have come across. Makes me wonder if I should worry about them more then the commoners on the street! … Tip number 1: ‘Beware of the cricketers!’”
After being fired, Ms. Pasqualotto defended herself on Twitter by saying that “what I wrote shouldn’t have been potentially harming to any relationships with agency or ipl. It was read too seriously” and that “it literally comes from my personal secret diary that I was sharing on my blog.”
Here’s a suggestion for Tip No. 2 for Ms. Pasqualotto: Look up the dictionary definitions of “personal,” “secret” and “diary.”
Gabriella Pasqualotto has returned home to South Africa after it came to light that she was the writer of “The Secret Diary of an IPL Cheerleader”, in which she anonymously talks about her experiences in India and names some of cricket’s more party-loving and flirtatious characters.
“Usually only after day matches there is an exclusive after party and at night is when it all happens. The music pumps, the drinks flow and the cricketers come and go … the real fun happens in the VIP rooms where the players and night owls can cause scandal!” Ms. Pasqalotto wrote.
“The likes of Jonty Rhodes and Albie Morkel are notorious for having a good time with friends! ‘Ol Graeme Smith will flirt with anything while his girlfriend lurks behind him. The Aussies are fun but naughty, such as Aiden Blizzard and Dan Christian,” she says.
This is hardly Wikileaks—few people would be surprised to hear that some sportsmen are flirtatious or enjoy a night on the town. Rest easy, Julian Assange.
Ms. Pasqalotto continues; “By the end of a crazy evening, a certain someone had played kissing catchers with three girls known to me only, although he has his own girlfriend back home. He cooed to each girl, “Come home with me, I just want to cuddle!’”
This revelation of someone playing kissing catchers (whatever that is) and wanting a cuddle is as “outrageous” as Ms. Pasqalotto’s “secret” blog gets.
A Mumbai Indians spokesman declined to comment, while the IPL hasn’t yet spoken about the matter either.
During last season’s IPL, India Real Time attended an after-party in Delhi’s Maurya Hotel, but there wasn’t any kiss catching or cuddles, and there wasn’t much evidence of players flirting and misbehaving that night.
Indian fans might be relieved to hear that national superstars like Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are less outgoing than their South African and Australian counterparts, according to Ms. Pasqualotto.
“The few Indian players we have met, such as M.S. Dhoni and Rohit Sharma have been very polite and keep to themselves in the dark corners. Hotshots like Tendulkar with families at home are never present,” she says.
But she paints a less flattering picture of the ordinary Indian man and woman.
“On our days off, we are free to explore and take in what India has to offer but its not always easy. You can just imagine, a group of fit, easy on the eye, western ladies cruising the congested busy streets…
“To the citizens, we are practically like walking porn! All eyes are on you all the time; it is complete voyeurism. The women double take, see you and then pretend you do not exist,” she wrote.
Still, certain cricketers are more of a threat, she concluded.
“I have come to realise that cricketers are the most loose and mischievious sportsmen I have come across. Makes me wonder if I should worry about them more then the commoners on the street! … Tip number 1: ‘Beware of the cricketers!’”
After being fired, Ms. Pasqualotto defended herself on Twitter by saying that “what I wrote shouldn’t have been potentially harming to any relationships with agency or ipl. It was read too seriously” and that “it literally comes from my personal secret diary that I was sharing on my blog.”
