LUKE LITTLER fancies a crack at darts commentating once he has stopped throwing on the oche.
At 19 years old, in his third full year as a professional player, there are lots of ambitions on the dartboard that he wants to achieve.
While the chance to do the clean of majors this calendar year has gone, he is eyeing a hat-trick of this Christmas – the £1million first prize is also weighing heavily on his mind.
However, in a chat with former midfielder Paul Scholes on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, the World No1 revealed he could potentially pick up a commentator’s microphone one day.
No doubt, Sky Sports and ITV would start a bidding war to use him if ever followed through with the suggestion.
Scholes, 51, asked Littler what he would be doing by the time he was the same age as the 11-time winner.
The Nuke said: “Surely retired at 51. Family. Maybe even doing commentary or something like that.”
replied: “Do you fancy a bit of that, yeah?”
Littler – whose favourite commentators are “Wayne [] or Stuart Pyke”, said: “Yeah, maybe when I’ve retired.”
Retirement from darts – contrary to recent speculation that he might walk out of the sport following abuse from Dutch and German crowds – is a long time off.
Aged 16, he made the final of the Worlds at his first attempt, an exhilarating run to the showpiece occasion where he was schooled by and made worldwide headlines.
In his next two visits to Ally Pally, he returned home with the trophy, cementing his position as the best thrower on the planet.
Given his youth and age, there is a real chance he could go for ’s mark of 16 world titles, provided he stays hungry and motivated.
The Power won his first in 1990 – the BDO version – aged 20 and his last on the PDC ranks in 2013 aged 52.
Asked by Scholes if he could beat Taylor’s historic tally, Littler said: “I think I could. Definitely could. I’ve got, probably say, 30, 40 years to do it.
“I’ve obviously won two in the space of three appearances, so I’ve got a good record. Obviously as the time goes on, if I really want it.
“If I really want it, then I’m sure I’ll go and get it, but I don’t know what’s around the corner. Tomorrow I might just retire and just hate darts! You don’t know.”
