Former Captain of England Geoffrey Boycott killed the English team led by Ben Stokes for his antiquity in the field during the dramatic final moments of the fourth test Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in Old Trafford, Manchester. Boykot criticized England’s reaction after the Indian dough Ravindra Jadej and Washington Sundar refused to offer from Stokes to call the game soon and settle down with a draw.
The drama developed 5. The day From the high stations of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in Manchester, when Indian dough Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar refused the offer of Captain England Ben Stokes to settle for a draw before the last hour of the game. While the rules allow both captains to agree to a draw when the result seems impossible, the Indian duo-foaming to 89 and 80-se decided to continue after a remarkable recovery of a 311-running deficit, a decision that visibly worried the English captain.
Boycott, who wrote in his telegraph column, expressed strong support to the Indian couple and said they had all the rights to maintain their launch after their monumental efforts to save the test match.
“What is happening is coming. England has been enough when it suited them, so you can’t blame India for wanting to stay and leave two Batsmens to develop their socks to reach their hundreds,” Boycott wrote. “If you give it, just like England, then you have to be able to take it. I heard them through the stump microphones that shout in India, why should they be nice to them and agree to leave when England has enough?”
The former Captain of England also welcomed the mental toughness of Indian players and said he would do the same if he was in their shoes.
“These India players are hard cookies. They don’t take a step backwards. There is no way to let someone pull to 89 after I worked hard all day to save the game for my team,” he wrote.
“Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar deserved their hundreds. They left the ball well, played with the whole face of the bat and defended their goals at all costs. Okay.”
Boycott did not stay criticized by the current generation of crickets for their excessive relying on sledding and the mind of mind, suggesting that it is far from the standards during his gaming days.
“I’m not sure what modern players are. You hear many of them silence.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
28th July 2025
