Thursday , December 26 2024

Battling death, the 159 century batsman succumbed to a serious illness for the second time

England cricket team's veteran player Geoffrey Boycott has once again fallen victim to a dangerous disease like throat cancer. This is the second time Geoffrey Boycott has been affected by this disease. 83-year-old Boycott himself has revealed his illness. Let us tell you that Geoffrey Boycott is one of England's greatest players and has scored a total of 159 centuries in his cricket career.

This great player is fighting with death!

Geoffrey Boycott has revealed that he has throat cancer for the second time. He will also undergo surgery in two weeks. Geoffrey Boycott told The Telegraph that he has had an MRI scan, a CT scan, a PET scan and two biopsies in the past few weeks. It was found that he has throat cancer and needs an operation. He further said that to defeat cancer for the second time, excellent treatment and a bit of luck will be needed. Everyone suffering from cancer knows that they have to live with the possibility of cancer returning again. So I will continue to do my work and hope that everything will be fine.

I had cancer 20 years ago

Geoffrey Boycott had previously struggled with cancer in 2002. 62-year-old Geoffrey Boycott defeated the disease. After this, he had to undergo 35 chemotherapy sessions. Recalling his previous battle with the disease, Boycott accepts the challenges ahead.

Such was the career of Geoffrey Boycott

Yorkshire and England batsman Geoffrey Boycott played 108 international Test matches and 36 ODIs in his career. Meanwhile, he scored 8114 runs with the help of 22 centuries in Tests. At the same time, in ODIs, he has scored 1 century and 1082 runs at an average of 36.06. In his first-class career, he scored 48426 runs with 151 centuries and in List A, Geoffrey Boycott scored 10095 runs with 8 centuries. After retiring from the game in 1982, he worked as a commentator. From which he left in 2020.