Now Gibbs ponders the Kolpak route

New Delhi: From the moment he made his provincial debut in Cape Town as a brash 16-year-old schoolboy, Herschelle Gibbs has strutted his abundant talents. It is this self-assured streak that has made him the world-class player he is - loaded with the ego that has paraded a prize-fighter image eager to attract the big money, a few dubious friends have worked on his often dysfunctional traits and human weaknesses.

The Hansie Cronje episode asking him to under-perform during the Indian tour of 2000, still rankle with some, yet explains how his psyche is susceptible to clever manipulation by others such as Cronje.

Now Gibbs has been linked to a dressingroom campaign for him to become Glamorgan's first Kolpak signing, and is not surprising as it seems. Not with recent developments that have him rethinking his future career moves and longer-term plans.

Apart from a pending divorce case on August 1, which includes demands for a huge alimony payment from his soon to be ex-wife Tenielle, there are growing questions about his international career.

The Welsh county have been perennial stragglers - struggling to compete in a ruthless county system that has seen them all too often languishing on the lower rungs in the various competitions.

They want to show that they can cut it in the big league as well and Gibbs is seen as big number to help them achieve this aim. He is big on strokeplay and it is his flamboyance on the field that can maybe even inspire some youngsters.

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