When Zimbabwe cricketer Whittal slept with 8 foot crocodile

New Delhi: Former Zimbabwe all-rounder cricketer Guy Whittal had no problem sighting the ball and dispatching it out of the park but post retirement he failed to sight an eight foot long crocodile snoring under his bed for whole night. The 330lbs giant had sneaked into the Humani lodge, Zimbabwe and spent the entire night lying quietly, just fractions beneath an oblivious Mr Whittall.The beast - a Nile crocodile - had managed to stay hidden for more than eight hours overnight.The following morning Whittall had even perched on the edge of his bed, with his feet dangling over the edge, just inches from the crocodile's face.But the 40-year-old remained oblivious to his uninvited guest and was only alerted when he was enjoying some breakfast in the kitchen and heard the petrified screams of a housemaid.Mr Whittall ran back to his room and was horrified to discover the enormous crocodile nestled under his bed.He said: ‘The really disconcerting thing about the whole episode is the fact that I was sitting on the edge of the bed that morning, bare foot and just centimetres away from the croc."Crocodiles are experts at hiding, that's why they have survived on Earth for so long.The crocodile came from the Turgwe River which is a couple of kilometres from the house.Whittal said, ‘They often wander about the bush especially when it's cold and raining. I think he liked it under the bed because it was warm.' He was forced to call in some of his co-workers who helped remove the crocodile from its new lair and release him back into Humani's Chigwidi dam.The crocodile being dragged out of the house