Sprint star Usain Bolt will not appear in this year’s Big Bash Twenty20 League but may consider switching to cricket or football after the 2016 Olympics.
The Jamaican, 26, held talks with Shane Warne’s Melbourne Stars in October.
But Bolt’s agent Ricky Simms told BBC Sport: “Usain is currently 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.”
Bolt, who grew up in cricket-mad Jamaica, was sounded out by Melbourne Stars captain Warne in August after cementing his status as an athletics legend by defending his 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay crowns at the London 2012 Olympics.
Bolt said at the time that he would “definitely” love to be involved in the Australian tournament, prompting Warne to launch a Twitter campaign to try to bring about the move.
The story resurfaced on Friday when ex-Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy tweeted that a deal between Bolt and the Stars to play in the competition – which runs from 7 December to 9 January – was “hours away”.
But Healy’s claim was dismissed by Simms, who said: “I met with the Melbourne Stars in October and told them Usain is not available to play cricket this year.”
