Boycott, a pain in Indian cricket's arse

By John Cheeran
When Geoff Boycott used to hold the bat during his career, he was an intolerable bore.
Boycott has become a pain in the arse in the last 15 years in his role as a newspaper columnist and television commentator.
His sermons are a load of rubbish and it is a known fact that he has no qualms in currying favour with Sourav Ganguly and even Jagmohan Dalmiya.
Boycott used the aftermath of India's Test loss in Mumbai to launch a tirade against Indian skipper Rahul Dravid. Boycott accused Dravid of not giving Indian supporters a proper explanation for his decision to bowl first after winning the toss.
Any Tom, Dick and Boycott can become wise after the event. Boycott should learn to shut up his mouth. Dravid had told the Indian cricket fans that his decision to bowl first after winning the toss turned out to be a mistake in hindsight.
so what rubbish is Boycott writing about in his syndicated column?
Why does he insinuate that Dravid does not have the courage to admit it when a decision goes wrong?
Not only Dravid owned up to his decision, unlike his illustrious predecessor from Calcutta, he did not describe the move as a "collective decision."
That's what leading from the front is all about. In the same column, distributed by a syndication agency based in Calcutta, Boycott accused Dravid of not opening the Indian innings in Tests!
He said Dravid's decision to not to open the innings is mystifying to him! The reason is amazing, Dravid is India's best batsman.
In that case why not Sachin Tendulkar open in Tests? Why not Brian Lara open the West Indies innings in Tests? Why did Prince of Calcutta come so low down in the order in Tests?
The thing is that Boycott's rubbish comes after Dravid opened in the Pakistan Test series only to resuscitate Ganguly as a batsman.
Mr Boycott, unlike you, Dravid knows what's best for India. Dravid has not runaway from any challenge. Dravid has opened for India in Tests, kept wickets in one-dayers, and tamed the fastest and fiercest of bowlers all over the world.
Dravid prefers to scores his Test centuries away from India and when team need them the most. Just because Dravid is decent in his dealings with men and media, don't take him for granted.
Mr Boycott, next time try to read what you write. May better sense prevail!