 "England batting great Geoffrey Boycott had a successful run as a commentator for BBC after his retirement from the sport in 1982. Reuters")
English batting legend Geoffrey Boycott is set to undergo surgery in a couple of weeks’s time after being diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time.
”In the last few weeks I have had an MRI Scan, CT Scan, a PET Scan and two biopsies and it has now been confirmed I have throat cancer and will require an operation,” the 83-year-old was quoted as saying in a statement by The Telegraph.
”From past experience I realise that to overcome cancer a second time I will need excellent medical treatment and quite a bit of luck and even if the operation is successful every cancer patient knows they have to live with the possibility of it returning.
”So I will just get on with it and hope for the best.”
Boycott, who had a successful stint as a commentator for BBC from which he stepped down in 2020, had first been diagnosed with the disease in 2002 at the age of 62.
Boycott had been given just three months to live at that time, but managed to beat the disease after undergoing 35 chemotherapy sessions with the support of his wife and daughter.
The former England opener had scored, 8,114 runs in 108 Tests besides 151 First-Class centuries, retiring from the sport in 1982, making his final appearance at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata during England’s tour of India in 1981-82. He also led the Englishmen in four Tests, winning and losing one game each while leading his side to two draws.
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More ShortsBoycott also made 36 One-Day International appearances, collecting 1,082 runs in what used to be a 60-overs a side format before getting shortened to 50-overs a side. He was part of the very first ODI in January 1971, in which England lost to arch-rivals Australia by five wickets.