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England is in danger of reducing the Ashes to an exhibition, says Boycott

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FILE PHOTO: Sir Geoffrey Boycott during a Test match between England and Australia at The Kia Oval.

Near-death experience won’t stop Indian cricket commentator from calling the game in Afghanistan

Shayan Acharya
Devender Kumar’s love for commentary took him to Afghanistan and, despite difficult situations there, he intends to keep going back.

Root should step down as England captain, says Boycott

Reuters
England captain Joe Root has come under sharp criticism from all quarters after a nightmarish Ashes campaign in Australia.

Dock money if players put IPL over England, Boycott tells ECB

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Sir Geoffrey Boycott during a Test match between England and Australia at The Kia Oval. (File Photo)

Bairstow should have played second India Test - Boycott

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Jonny Bairstow of England looks dejected after being dismissed by Mitch Marsh of Australia during day one of the 5th Specsavers Ashes Test at The Kia Oval on September 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Root has the potential to surpass Tendulkar - Boycott

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FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 file photo, England's Joe Root waves to the crowd during play on day four of the second cricket test between England and New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton, New Zealand. Root has been left out of England's Twenty20 squad for the three-game series against South Africa in February in a selection decision that signals his spot in the team for that format's World Cup is no longer guaranteed. England's test captain missed the five-match T20 series with New Zealand in November along with Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, file)
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Sandeep Patil: Dhoni's batting struck a chord with me

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M. S. Dhoni bats as Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal looks on in the second Test in Faisalabad in January 2006.
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The element of luck in sports

Suresh Menon
The former England batsman, and then selector, Ed Smith has written a whole book on the question of luck. A talented cricketer, he played just three Tests, getting a poor decision in the final one which he would have been able to overturn had the DRS existed then. He broke an ankle, was wrongly diagnosed and quit the game at 31, ending a career that initially seemed fated to take him to England’s captaincy.

Boycott leaves BBC’s Test commentary team after 14 years

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Geoffrey Boycott has ended his 14-year long association with BBC’s Test Match Special commentary team.

I don’t give a toss about criticism of my knighthood, says Boycott

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Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott at Old Trafford.
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