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Cricket Star Has Dirty Wicket -- Benched for Warts

Posted May 22nd 2009 10:28AM by TMZ Staff

"We wanna pitcher, not a genital itcher!"

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This is actually true -- one of the stars of the Pakistan National Cricket team has been officially benched for a case of the crotch rot ... more commonly known as genital warts.

The Pakistan Cricket board have classified the condition as an "injury" and have decided to sit the player in their next tournament ... he just won't be allowed to sit near anyone else on the team.

Here's the official statement from the PCB: "The medical board has reported that Shoaib Akhtar was suffering from genital viral warts and the wound needs further care and treatment for another 10 days."

Thanks, we think, to Deadspin for bringin' this to our attention...

Tags: cricket, genital warts, GenitalWarts, pakistan cricket team, PakistanCricketTeam

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16. told him to stay away from that whore paris hilton!

Posted at 12:00PM on May 22nd 2009 by LINDSAY

17. EWWWWWW BALL WARTS!!! I WOULD IMAGINE THAT HAVING BALL WARTS/CROTCH ROT WHAT EVER YOU MAY CALL IT... IS NOT FUN

Posted at 12:04PM on May 22nd 2009 by fo real

18. "AHA..HAHAHAHAHA" ROFLMAO "HAHAHA"
"Bad TMZ, go to the box!"

Posted at 12:07PM on May 22nd 2009 by Charlotte

19. Yuck! Hose it down and spray some Lysol on it.

Posted at 12:08PM on May 22nd 2009 by Molly

20. I thought crotch rot was jock itch.......i.e. a fungal infection that boys get from being sweaty in their nether regions.

Posted at 12:11PM on May 22nd 2009 by Jaymey

21. I just threw up in my mouth.

Posted at 12:12PM on May 22nd 2009 by Lady Bug20

22. I threw up in my mouth!

Posted at 4:06PM on May 22nd 2009 by Lady Bug20

23. Crotch rot is a fungal infection, genital warts are caused by a virus. Crotch rot is caused by the same type of fungus that caused athlete's foot, ringworm etc and is not uncommon in locker rooms because it thrives on warm, damp skin.

Posted at 12:22PM on May 22nd 2009 by Web MD

24. TMZ WAS THAT INPORTANT TO WRITE.I BET WE CAN FIND SOME STUFF ON SOME OF YOUR STAFF MEMBER

Posted at 12:29PM on May 22nd 2009 by pat

25. EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Posted at 12:37PM on May 22nd 2009 by Tink

26. WAIT....I DON'T UNDERSTAND.....Does he have "Genital Warts"? of Herpes???
Genital Warts is only contagious if you're having SEX.....and unless those Hunks are doing more in the LOCKER ROOM... than on the ball field, there should be no reason for him to be a danger to his team mates or anyone else...especially if he's wearing a sports cup & soccer shorts....?!?!?! THAT'S WHY THE Y CALL IT "GENITAL" WARTS....IT AFFECTS THE GENITAL AREA....
So what? Is he accidentally sliding into the guys with his raw genitals slapping them in the face?!?!?!?!?!?

I think this may just be some sensational CRAP...
Now if he has a Herpes outbreak, and "IF" it was on an area that he could possibly, maybe, slide into another guy accidentally....that might be an issue of concern....but that is a very far fetched encounter on a soccer field.....
This sounds suspicious.....

Posted at 12:44PM on May 22nd 2009 by KCB

27. To quote 'Helo' from Battlestar Galactica:

"Well, I hope she was worth it, buddy."

Posted at 1:07PM on May 22nd 2009 by allegro58

28. We did not need to know that! How embarassing for the guy.

Posted at 1:16PM on May 22nd 2009 by Steph

29. There are 1,000,000 cases of genital warts diagnosed in the USA each year alone. You can carry the virus for it and not know you have it, meaning that you can expose partners to it unintentionally. It can be contracted orally and there is thought to be a connection between getting it that way and some types of oral cancer. There are other facts I can report but it all goes under the heading of...for Pete's sake...be careful.

Posted at 1:27PM on May 22nd 2009 by Fred

30. Looks like his face has got them as well...ICK!!!

Posted at 1:36PM on May 22nd 2009 by Opie Cunningham

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