Rohit-Kohli: Team India's performance in the T20 World Cup 2024 played under the hosting of America and West Indies was very good. Due to which the team was successful in becoming the champion. India was successful in defeating South Africa by 7 runs in a very exciting match in the final match.

After winning the T20 World Cup, two great players of Team India, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, announced their retirement from T20I. After which Team India fans got a big shock. Now, after the retirement of Rohit-Kohli, a very sad news is coming out for the cricket fans.

This player got cancer

As soon as Team India won the T20 World Cup, a very sad news has come.

Apart from cricket fans, Rohit and Kohli would also have been deeply shocked by this. Because, former legendary England team player Sir Geoffrey Boycott has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Due to which there is a stir in the entire cricket world.

Sir Geoffrey Boycott was diagnosed with cancer for the first time in 2002. After which he got treatment and recovered completely. Now Sir Geoffrey Boycott has got cancer for the second time at the age of 83. After which he is being treated again.

I will hope for the best – Geoffrey Boycott

Former England player and commentator Sir Geoffrey Boycott, while talking about his cancer disease, said that,

“Past experience has made me realise that I will need excellent medical treatment and a bit of luck to overcome cancer the second time around, even if the operation is successful. Every cancer patient knows they have to live with the possibility of it returning. So I will just keep going and hope for the best.”

Cricket Career of Sir Geoffrey Boycott

If we talk about the cricket career of former great England player Sir Geoffrey Boycott, he played 108 Tests and 36 ODIs for England. Sir Geoffrey Boycott made his debut in the England team in 1964 against Australia.

Sir Geoffrey Boycott has scored 8114 runs in 193 innings of 108 Test matches.

During this period, his average has been 47.73. While in Test cricket, he has 22 centuries and 42 half-centuries to his name. At the same time, in 36 ODIs, Sir Geoffrey Boycott has scored 1082 runs at an average of 36. Boycott has scored a total of 9196 runs in his international career.