India deserve the thrashing they are getting: Geoffrey Boycott

Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott slammed Indian cricket team after their humiliating loss in the second Test by an innings and 159 runs at the Lord’s. Geoffrey Boycott, who had represented England in 108 Tests and 36 ODIs, termed India’s performance as “naive, irresponsible and bordering on stupidity”.

Boycott also said that the Team India deserved the thrashing they are getting in the ongoing five-match Test series.

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“India have come to England complacently and arrogantly, thinking they can bat the same way and everything will be OK on the day. Any time you do not plan and work at your cricket, the game will kick you up the backside, and India deserve the thrashing they are getting,” Geoffrey Boycott wrote in his column for the Daily Telegraph.

“So far, the Indian players have let themselves and their supporters down. The batting has been so naive and irresponsible, it has bordered on stupidity. Wafting drives at tempting outswingers is thoughtless,” Boycott added.

Virat Kohli-led Indian side is on the verge of losing the Test series against England. Joe Root side has taken the lead of 2-0.

Earlier, West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd had said that Indian captain Virat Kohli is ‘a work-in-progress as a captain’. Llyod, who had led West Indies cricket team in the 1970s and 80s, was in attendance at Lord’s during the ongoing second Test between England and India.

Speaking to the Times of India, Clive Llyod said Virat Kohli is a terrific player and an aggressive captain. However, he is okay with Virat’s aggression as long as he toed the line. “Virat is still a work in progress and it will take us some time to take a final call on his captaincy,” Lloyd said, adding, “But yes, he has shown positive signs. Yes, he is aggressive, but as long as he doesn’t cross the line, it’s fine by me. Aggression, after all, is not a bad thing.”

The third Test match between India and England will be played at Trent Bridge, startng on August 18.