Geoffrey Boycott scored 8,114 runs in 108 Tests. (Reuters Photo)
Sir Geoffrey Boycott’s condition as taken a turn for the worse as the English batting legend has been admitted to the hospital after developing pneumonia.
Former skipper and England legend, Sir Geoffrey Boycott has been admitted to the hospital after he developed pneumonia indicating that his condition has worsened after being discharged from the hospital just two days ago.
Thank you all for the well wishes, we’ve been blown away by the sheer number of them!Unfortunately things have taken a turn for the worse and my Father has developed pneumonia and is unable to eat or drink so is back in hospital on oxygen and a feeding tube for the foreseeable.— Sir Geoffrey Boycott (@GeoffreyBoycott) July 21, 2024
According to an official statement published by his family on his official handle on X, “Unfortunately things have taken a turn for the worse and my Father has developed pneumonia and is unable to eat or drink so is back in hospital on oxygen and a feeding tube for the foreseeable”.
The former England cricketer had undergone surgery to remove his throat cancer. The account had suggested that the three-hour-long surgery had gone well following which he was prescribed some pain medications along with a liquid diet.
Currently, Boycott is back in the hospital with a feeding tube and on oxygen for the foreseeable future according to the latest update regarding his condition.
Boycott is one of a select group of cricketers to have scored 100 first-class hundreds. For England, he scored more than 8,000 runs in 108 Tests at an average of nearly 48. Boycott also captained England in four Tests in 1978 in place of the injured Mike Brearley.
He is also a well-renowned commentator with a 14-year stint with the BBC Radio’s Test Match Special. However, it was forced to come to an end after a quadruple heart bypass surgery he underwent in 2018, together with the coronavirus pandemic, were factors in his decision to end his BBC career.
Boycott was first diagnosed with cancer in 2002 for which he had undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
The former Yorkshire County Cricket Club player had averaged 56.82 and scored more than 48,000 runs which included as many as 151 centuries during his playing career and establishing him as one of the finest English opening batters of all time.
