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Boycott was lucky in the sense that because of his popularity, there were a lot of people who came forward for his help. He was restless throughout the period. Chemotherapy makes the body extremely weak. It completely neutralises the immune system which will take more than 2 years to be fully restored. The body is …
The autobiography chapters 1 & 2 can be read here. This is Boycott about cancer struggle Growth deducted On 14 August 2002, Boycott noticed that the left side of his neck was unusually firm. He noticed the same even after a couple of days. He was about to get married to Rachael, his longtime girlfriend …
This and a series of blogs will be about Boycott’s autobiography. First, Geoffrey Boycott Autobiography Chapters 1 & 2. Geoffrey starts with an apology. He apologises to everyone who may have become his adversaries because of his forthrightness. He once walked past his mother without even looking at her because he was thinking about the …
Bharath has won both the ODIs so far in a comprehensive fashion. The batsmen were good and the bowlers were brilliant. It all looks like the picture is perfect. This win was achieved despite the absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya. All of them will walk-in in any ODI team. …
The Indian preparation for the ODI World Cup which starts in about a month, has gone off-track. The high of the Asia Cup triumph just a few days ago, has already gone down the drain. The confidence that was gained after such a triumph is carelessly being squandered. That is the least that can be …
The Asia Cup win, what does it mean for India? For starters, it was a title win after a gap of 5 years. That will give the team encouragement just before the start of the ODI World Cup. By now, the Indian squad would have forgotten what it is like to taste success in a …
The Indian cricket team for the World Cup has been announced. There was not really any surprise but some eyebrows were raised because of a couple of selections. Is it a balanced squad? There are more bowlers who can bat in Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel. Is it a team that can win the World …
The India vs Nepal game at the Asia Cup was done and dusted. India was expected to win which they duly did though the nature of the win wasn’t conclusive enough. Against Pakistan, the same Nepal side was bowled out for just above 100 whereas against India, they were allowed to exceed well past 200. …
It proved to be a damp squib in the end but not before, the young Indian batsmen were exposed at the highest stage by a skillful and pacy Pakistan fast bowling attack. If only the game had been completed, Pakistan would have won quite comfortably because India does not possess the same quality of attack …
One more edition of the Asia Cup will be underway from 30 August 2023. The tournament has been split into two and will be held in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Pakistan was the initial host but because of the apparent tensions between the more significant nations, it will be held in Sri Lanka too. India …