Bond the enforcer
"A common criticism made of top-flight sportsmen is that they lack perspective
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
"A common criticism made of top-flight sportsmen is that they lack perspective. Trapped in their mollycoddled little world, most have very little idea of what is taking place outside the confines of their team. Such an appraisal cannot be aimed at Shane Bond," writes Angus Fraser in The Independent.
"As a policeman you are constantly in uncomfortable situations and have to deal with them," said Bond. "It is the same as a sportsman and learning to deal with these is a bonus from doing the job. I remember doing a few raids at gang houses that weren't particularly nice and going to mortuaries. It puts bowling at someone like Kevin Pietersen into perspective."
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo