Geoff Boycott

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan revealed how former England cricketer Geoff Boycott's comments once annoyed his father -- legendary former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi.

South African batting great Barry Richards feels it will be tough for the cricketers to motivate themselves when they return after the coronavirus-forced break but also warned them against "stepping too fast" to compensate for the lost time.

Skipper Joe Root hit his second successive Test century to help England stay in the hunt on day three of the second match against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

KOLKATA: Sourav's, the proposed signature restaurant of Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, will open its doors on the auspicious day of shasthi, the first day of Durga Puja later this year.

England will not be able to retain their Ashes crown because of their fragile batting line-up and too much dependence on Kevin Pietersen, according to Australian pace legend Jeff Thomson.

England opening great-turned commentator Geoff Boycott has offered a 'reality check' for the die-hard supporters of Kohli, currently enjoying the best phase of his career. Boycott believes that the 'Kohli mania' is also a by-product of the human tendency what is on show presently as the 'best-ever.'

KOLKATA: Adding a dash of cricketing glamour to the Durga Puja festivities, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly and former stars of the game Geoff Boycott and Ravi Shastri graced a puja pandal in the metropolis turning up in traditional Bengali attires.

Virat Kohli's knock of 133 in the CB series against Sri Lanka has been voted the top ODI batting performance of 2012 in the ESPNcricinfo Awards.

KOLKATA: More than a tussle between Durga and Mahishasur, it was a fight between the Devi and rain gods on Saptami. Durga with her 10 hands won – hands down.

Sachin Tendulkar bagged the best batting performance award in Tests beating the likes of his compatriot Rahul Dravid and Michael Clarke.

In this series, TOI looks at past tours of India to England.

Legendary England opener and commentator Geoff Boycott was part of the 1979 England team that lost to West Indies in the final of the World Cup. As a commentator and journalist, he also saw England lose in the summit clashes of the 1987 and 1992 editions to Australia and Pakistan respectively.

India's bowling coach Joe Dawes looks after the pacers, who will have a limited role to play. That might have forced the BCCI to think about the spin coach.

Laxman and Sachin won awards for best batting performances in Tests and ODIs while Steyn bagged top prize in Test bowling in ESPNcricinfo Awards.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to become a member of the most prestigious cricket club in the world - Marylebone Cricket Club, according to a media report.

Geoff Boycott came down heavily on Australian cricket administrators for not cracking the whip on their foul-mouthed players.

MS Dhoni's rise from small-town obscurity to India skipper has been well documented, but it's something he feels can at times be misleading.

ODI was the brainchild of Sir Donald Bradman and it was only money which encouraged its introduction into the international arena, believes Bill Lawry.

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has strongly denied having any malafide intention behind his latest disclosures of Andrew Flintoff's drinking issue.