BoyCott comments on Bangladesh Cricket...

[rinathq]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/556521.html

Boycott said, Bangladesh need all the cricket they can get to be on the TV. Their association wants to get TV money. Their cricket is till poor, quite poor actually. More ICC money is spent on them than any of the new countries out there who wants to make it in big league. Bangladesh have not delivered. Playing at home, they have performed reasonably ok, but playing away they are still very poor and the money that has been pored in is wasted.

This is a very ill statement by Boycott but nothing better I expected of him. True, money has been invested on Bangladesh Cricket. But its not like ICC did not make any money from Bangladesh at all. Compared to countries like West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, we have a huge fan base and our domestic system is much stronger than theirs. These are old talks..... Bangladesh needs to perform very well in the Asia Cup and on the Pakistan tour and later against Sri lanka. We need to shut these critics.

[simon]

this is just an annual Boycott dose :lol:

[HereWeGo]

There is a reason his mother named him "Boycott"...

[firstlane]

was just waiting for someone to open this thread.


Playing at home, they have performed reasonably ok

this guy doesn't know what he is talking about. when did we perform reasonably ok at home?

[BANFAN]

was just waiting for someone to open this thread.


this guy doesn't know what he is talking about. when did we perform reasonably ok at home?

Off course we performed well at home. Well boycott is trying to lobby for more attention to Irish and Scottish cricket. Fair enough. He hasn't said anything wrong. We are yet to perform abroad. We just performed against reduced WI and Zim abroad. We need to do better.

[Tigers_eye]

Boycott said everything correct.

Our cricket is poor. (standard)
Our cricket board is just like the country. Bottomless basket. All the money in the last 10+ years have gone where?
Away series we could not even compete last time. Getting 0-3 against someone who is below you is not performing.

Had this been said by an ex-player many of us would praise him.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Let's dissect.

Boycott said, Bangladesh need all the cricket they can get to be on the TV. Their association wants to get TV money.True. All boards do.
Their cricket is till poor, quite poor actually.Berry true.
More ICC money is spent on them than any of the new countries out there who wants to make it in big league.We're a Test side, so true I think. Bangladesh have not delivered. Playing at home, they have performed reasonably ok, but playing away they are still very poor and the money that has been pored in is wasted. Can't argue with that.

To conclude, the man has spoken nothing but the truth. Besides, given how we fold for below 200 in ODIs, I wouldn't be surprised if his mom actually does bat better than our top order.

[TigerEz]

oh please boycott y dont u talk to the hands......facepalmmmmmmmmm....y dont u say it in my face?

[cricket_king]

Bloody hell as if England have ever played well away from English-style pitches. Send them to the subcontinent and watch the world laugh at how they play spin.

I'd like to see Ireland or Scotland win a game here in Bangladesh.

[zsayeed]

Boycott always says these kinds of things.
If he ever talks sense then I will eat my hat with salt and pepper!
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[rinathq]

I dont agree with some members here. Boycott criticized Bangladesh Cricket and he thinks the money invested on this country is a waste and it could have been used for other associates. Do it! Lets see the result. I dont say how this Englishman says it when the record with that team in ODI is tied 2-2 over last 2 years. I dont know when Bangladesh team will improve but associates are no match for Shakib-Sunny-Raj combo at home. Heck even any non asian teams would struggle more or less here.

[jeesh]

This guy has never been our fan. He's more interested in India-where he earns his "Living". We start filling his pocket, you ll see he ll write nice stuff about us.

[Isnaad]

Boycott who?

[Dilscoop]

I'm sure after couple years of BPL we can pay back ICC and send them a thank you card.

On a more serious note, I did't know ICC still spend money on us? I mean BCB isn't that poor. If anything they should help SL board.

[bujhee kom]

I think this guy has Throat Cancer...he can't eat Curry, he says it burns his throat!

[playmaker]

after BPL, i think our cricket will start to improve and players will take FC matches more seriously to get into this extravaganza.

Now this guy wishes that less investment is done with us? Did he not take into account that associate nations players where allowed to play in BPL? Has Bangladesh not done anything to cricket? of course not.

Ireland and scotland are not better teams than us, and even poorer when they are out of their comfort zones.

Boycott, plz stop all ur BS talks

[shakibrulz]

Where did ICC spend more money on BD? And among the bottom ranked teams, BD has easily the best fan base, so duh - blame them all for crappy cricket - but the last thing you could accuse BD is of making ICC lose money - that's an utter pile of rubbish.

[lamisa]

true that all that he said, or atleast most of it is true, i still would like to bash this guy because he doesn't like us and says mean things about us

[Zunaid]

All of what he said was not only true, but also the Boycott's mama would have made a better coach than Law.

[zinatf]

:facepalm:

[Purbasha T]

true that all that he said, or atleast most of it is true, i still would like to bash this guy because he doesn't like us and says mean things about us

my position exactly.

[PoorFan]

I am sure Boycotts mama would have better jokers than Boycott is, perhaps take more than a joker to name your boy as such.

[Naimul_Hd]

Truth is bitter :(

[Zunaid]

Truth is bitter :(
:up: truth hurts

Btw, Boycott's given name is Geoff, short for Goeffrey.

[Boomerang]

I am not sure but see in this way, his comments can be a blessing in disguise for us. hope the players will boost up morally and try to prove him wrong.
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[PoorFan]

Yes, truth hurts. But there is half of truth that hurts, other half is wrong since any other associates might not do better than BD, especially away games. Ireland? Scotland? Keneya? UAE? I pretty much doubt it! Just see their recent result, We should take a hard look at this point too.

[zinatf]

does anyone remember that after his comments on Bangladesh during England series in june 2010....tamim scored his 158 at Lords....who knows something might happen at Asia Cup ;)

[playmaker]

Navjot singh sidhu and boycott....:mad:

[mufi_02]

Who cares about what Boycott has to say. He says this kind of outrageous comments to gain attention. And its working. Greg Chappel is another one in making.

[cricheart]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/556521.html

Boycott said, Bangladesh need all the cricket they can get to be on the TV. Their association wants to get TV money. Their cricket is till poor, quite poor actually. More ICC money is spent on them than any of the new countries out there who wants to make it in big league. Bangladesh have not delivered. Playing at home, they have performed reasonably ok, but playing away they are still very poor and the money that has been pored in is wasted.

This is a very ill statement by Boycott but nothing better I expected of him. True, money has been invested on Bangladesh Cricket. But its not like ICC did not make any money from Bangladesh at all. Compared to countries like West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, we have a huge fan base and our domestic system is much stronger than theirs. These are old talks..... Bangladesh needs to perform very well in the Asia Cup and on the Pakistan tour and later against Sri lanka. We need to shut these critics.

This guy has never been our fan. He's more interested in India-where he earns his "Living". We start filling his pocket, you ll see he ll write nice stuff about us.

2nd August 2011 India in England
Daily Telegraph heading Boycott at the Test: England win at Edgbaston certain against 'Bangladesh in disguise'
Somhow he figures out its more lolly (Ind-Ban sentiment) as columnist while India's performance comparing against Bangladesh. In England-India series?!!!

Q: "Would you say Srilanka are the best bet for Asia cup? And what about India's chances?"
Boycot Starts with his "Does anybody really care about Asia cup?" logic. Geoff Boycott on players' need of rest, was making his pionts why 3 other teams not caring much about Asia cup. Then out of no where relating actual question was asked, he starts his bash talk about his low thought about BC!!!! Whats his problem with Bangladesh? :o

[Biggus]

I find Boycott's comments are generally rather Anglo-centric. To him the cricketing world revolves around England, Australia, South Africa and maybe the West Indies. He's a typical Yorkshireman and has a rather provincial point of view. They are also given to rather blunt speech, something true also of we Aussies. Sometimes he talks rubbish and sometimes he's quite perceptive, but one thing that is not in doubt is that he's a very abrasive personality. He was not very popular with his team mates in the English side when he was a test player and was seen as being very selfish.

Nevertheless you can't dismiss everything he's says just because he's not a very likeable person. With regard to BD he probably feels you guys were rushed into the test scene by India before you were really ready to provide India with a reliable voting partner in the ICC so that country could be more influential within that body. If we're being honest that's probably true. India didn't sponsor full membership for BD for any altruistic reasons but for her own interests. Where I differ from guys like Boycott is my conviction that now it has occurred there's no point moaning about it (Yorkshiremen are renowned for being great complainers) but rather to make the best of the situation. As I have stated before, BD will succeed because failure is not an option, it just may take a little while.

The most offensive of his recent remarks in my opinion is, "Does anybody really care about the Asia cup?" When I read that I just shook my head! It should be obvious to anyone with a brain that Asia cares about the Asia Cup. It's a chance for Asia to run it's own competition without any interference from the old-world cricketing powers, England and Australia. That in itself is enough reason for it to matter to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Finally, some of you guys need to grow thicker skins. There will always be someone who says something you don't like. Indian fans (and many commentators-ie:Shastri, Gavaskar) are forever calling us bad sports and cheats. Conversely we think they're a bunch of self-righteous princesses. In reality it has a lot to do with different cultural standards. Such is life! Get used to it BD fans, there will always be someone who, for whatever reason, says something that you don't like.

[Night_wolf]

I find Boycott's comments are generally rather Anglo-centric. To him the cricketing world revolves around England, Australia, South Africa and maybe the West Indies. He's a typical Yorkshireman and has a rather provincial point of view. They are also given to rather blunt speech, something true also of we Aussies. Sometimes he talks rubbish and sometimes he's quite perceptive, but one thing that is not in doubt is that he's a very abrasive personality. He was not very popular with his team mates in the English side when he was a test player and was seen as being very selfish.

Nevertheless you can't dismiss everything he's says just because he's not a very likeable person. With regard to BD he probably feels you guys were rushed into the test scene by India before you were really ready to provide India with a reliable voting partner in the ICC so that country could be more influential within that body. If we're being honest that's probably true. India didn't sponsor full membership for BD for any altruistic reasons but for her own interests. Where I differ from guys like Boycott is my conviction that now it has occurred there's no point moaning about it (Yorkshiremen are renowned for being great complainers) but rather to make the best of the situation. As I have stated before, BD will succeed because failure is not an option, it just may take a little while.

The most offensive of his recent remarks in my opinion is, "Does anybody really care about the Asia cup?" When I read that I just shook my head! It should be obvious to anyone with a brain that Asia cares about the Asia Cup. It's a chance for Asia to run it's own competition without any interference from the old-world cricketing powers, England and Australia. That in itself is enough reason for it to matter to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Finally, some of you guys need to grow thicker skins. There will always be someone who says something you don't like. Indian fans (and many commentators-ie:Shastri, Gavaskar) are forever calling us bad sports and cheats. Conversely we think they're a bunch of self-righteous princesses. In reality it has a lot to do with different cultural standards. Such is life! Get used to it BD fans, there will always be someone who, for whatever reason, says something that you don't like.

Thank you, great post..i always enjoy reading your posts, Any criticism about BD cricket team from anybody is going to be 90% true since we really havent performed at all in the Int scene, But saying that in a civil manner is sign of a true champion. A straight cut shewag response no matter how true they are still IMHO are of poor taste

And we have been in the Int scene for 11 years now..but in reality first 4-5 years were spent just to fit in here. with so many cricket being played we were losing day in and day out. And when you lose like this and try out player after player you dont build a team and there were BD was suffering..its since 2006 we were able to fit a stable team of some players and the result shows..yes we still lose and win here and there but we have started to become competitive specially at home. i would say just give us 5 more years at least 2016..that IMO will be 10 years of actual team cricket for Bangladesh and then look where Bangladesh are..i just know Bangladesh will become a good team in Bangladesh. to perform oversea many things need to change and with time that will happen, India still struggles in overseas. Atm i would take a home performing BD team and then Think about overseas..and since 06 some players have emerged from Bangladesh like Shakib,Tamim,Mushfik and by 2016 i know some more will emerge then look out for Bangladesh

[Beamer]

Nicely put Biggus. I agree. Its better to turn the other way sometimes and let the old man be an old man.

[Beamer]

BTW, what did you think about GC 's recent comment about India?

[shuziburo]

Boycott who?

It is the batsman whom his batting partner ran out on captain's instruction. (This might have happened more than once, I know of only one incident.) The reason? They needed to put some quick runs on the board to go for a win. Boycott, like always, was only interested in his average.

[shuziburo]

Boycott spoke some truth and spewed some garbage. But, ICC almost certainly made more money from BD than they might have invested. I don't know what he eats, but [বাংলা]পাগলে কিনা বলে[/বাংলা]...

[bujhee kom]

Big thumbs up for our dear Biggus bro!!!!

[Biggus]

BTW, what did you think about GC 's recent comment about India?

Greg's another rather awkward personality, and I knew his comments would cause great indignation in India, especially given the bad feelings that many Indians have regarding his time as coach there. Many comments posted on the cricinfo site suggest that this was a ploy to sell more copies of his new book, but I'm not so sure about that.

I think he was probably speaking the truth, as he sees it, and there lies the key. It all has to do with different cultural standards. Indians and Australians are very different people. Compared with us they have more difficulty challenging established ideas than we do. That is not to say we do not respect our elders here, but if they talk utter rubbish we are allowed to say so. We have a far more robust culture with regard to the exchange of ideas and I think that's what Chappell was getting at when he spoke about leadership.

Of course when these articles are published everybody gets upset and I wonder if they really end up reading the article carefully and understanding the context properly. The media has a great part in inflaming passions and in this regard the Indian media are atrocious, always sensationalising issues and often wilfully misquoting people. In that respect they are as bad as the very worst English tabloid newspapers.

In the original article Chappell was fullsome in his praise of Dhoni as a leader. I wonder if many readers read enough of the article to see that, or if they were already posting angry comments in response to a sensational headline.

Personally I feel that on the subcontinent and the rest of Asia the fear of loss of face is a real barrier to the free exchange of ideas. Here you're expected to be able to take a bit of constructive criticism. Take Sachin Tendulkar, for example. The Indians call him a 'God' and any implied criticism of him is a mortal sin. In Australia Ricky Ponting is merely the first among equals and is not above criticism or scrutiny-he is one of us, not someone high above who lives in some special sphere.

Chappell does,however, have the habit of not understanding how his comments will be interpreted by others, and the comment about "the British having taught them well not to stick their heads up over the trench in case they got shot" was unwise, especially given the Indian antipathy towards him. What he was of course saying was that the British had oppressed them and made it difficult for them to be open and honest with their opinions, and that perhaps this was still a factor today. If that comment was against anybody it was against the British. In his own awkward way it was an expression of sympathy for the Indians.

All things taken into account he probably should have kept his mouth shut. He should have known how his comments would be interpreted badly and that no good would come of it, no matter how well they might have been intended. He's taken such hysterical criticism in the past from the Indian media that perhaps he doesn't care any more. I don't really know for sure but that's how I think it is.

[Navo]

^ Very well put. There really was no need for Chappell to raise the colonialism point. It's a low blow - and also a tenuous claim given that its been 65 years since India's independence!

[Zeeshan]

[বাংলা]বিজ্ঞুস কিন্তু আমার ফেভরিট মেম্বার হয়ে যাছে। আপনারা কিন্তু তাল মিলাতে পারছেন না...[/বাংলা]

[cricheart]

I guess I need more white paint to thicken my skin

[teamindia]

Please Boycott Boycott. He does not know cricket is a passion in BD unlike Ireland. If cricket needs to globalize we need to first target the people who actually want to watch and player cricket. Ireland has been overrated many times. They have been crap in some of the games. I do not see why ICC after so much investment should leave BD and help Ireland (which has a slightly weaker team than BD). Scotland is confused as to whether they are British or Independent :D Let them first decide that before we decide their future.

Having said that
1. England and Australia would love to see BD out of ICC + tests
2. India does not want to play against BD since they are weak (They will come running if BD is strong since they have 150 million population..so more money :D )
3. Pakistan, Zib - play against BD since they have no one else to play with.
4. BD players do not seem to care much about BD fans. Atleast Indian cricketers after some bad losses will try to play hard and win games. BD cricketers keep losing and show no will to fight.
5. Ireland is pretty good in ODI and have shown a will to fight which is lacking in BD.
6. If BD plays like this for another 10 years no nation will want to play against you. BCCI and Asian bloc will keep you in ICC only for your vote.
7. It took India many many years to be competitive. But this cannot be used as excuse by BD fans since the days have changed and money matters a lot. Unless you are competitive there is no money to be made from you.

So bottom line is BD needs to show some improvement. Atleast lose honorably or more fools are going to start commenting.

[Biggus]

I guess I need more white paint to thicken my skin

The West Indies players don't seem to need it.

[Zunaid]

I still think we have gotten our panties in a wad about what Boycott says. But that's Boycott; he has said stuff even worse about his own Poms. I am not sure why so many of us are so insecure? To every Geoff Boycott and Scyld Berry, we will find a Robin Marlar or an Andrew Miller. Lets save our umbrage for when we have a better team.

[Sohel]

The oversensitivity and indignant overreaction may earn metaphysical brownie points only in the Book of Delusions, but in reality, it only highlights the need to grow a pair.

As long as we have guys like Loitta, Tutla, Lipu, Siddons, Raquib Sr, Faruk, Ata, HaBa, Akram, Tiger Mama and their chamchas influencing things, and guys like Siddons and Law at the helm, we better get used to the truth.

Substandard Waqads and Hudmahs like KaEdge, ROK, Nayeem, Mofees, Nazimuddin, Mehrab and Shubho won't win you games. Talented headcases like Motin, Aftab, Kapali and Imroze won't either because the lethal combination of panoramic retardation and the inability to learn and apply always gets in the way.

Winning isn't everything when it comes to characters like Boycott, it's the ONLY thing that'll S them the F up.

[lamisa]

^^^^ :up: well said!

[BrianLara7]

The oversensitivity and indignant overreaction may earn metaphysical brownie points only in the Book of Delusions, but in reality, it only highlights the need to grow a pair.

As long as we have guys like Loitta, Tutla, Lipu, Siddons, Raquib Sr, Faruk, Ata, HaBa, Akram, Tiger Mama and their chamchas influencing things, and guys like Siddons and Law at the helm, we better get used to the truth.

Substandard Waqads and Hudmahs like KaEdge, ROK, Nayeem, Mofees, Nazimuddin, Mehrab and Shubho won't win you games. Talented headcases like Motin, Aftab, Kapali and Imroze won't either because the lethal combination of panoramic retardation and the inability to learn and apply always gets in the way.

Winning isn't everything when it comes to characters like Boycott, it's the ONLY thing that'll S them the F up.

:up: too many people in denial and can't accept the truth. If our team was close to being decent then nobody would make such comments.

[cricheart]

hehe, BC slaps Boycott comment

BD in final now

[playmaker]

Boycott always get trolled.

Thinks that asia cup is of now value when nobody give a damn about SA VS NZ match

[idrinkh2O]

Boycott,
Say Whaaaaaaaat?! :-t

i think The ASHES (Test cricket series) is most boring 'cause it's only involve 2 nations. England and Australia.
The ASIA cup (ODI series) is more exciting 'cause it's played by 4 nations. Bangladesh, World cup 11 winner India, World cup 11 runners-up Sri Lanka and World cup 11 semi-finalist Pakistan.
:smug:

[Rifat H]

[বাংলা]বৃদ্ধ বয়সে যে মানুষের বুদ্ধি লোপ পায় তার উজ্জ্বল দৃষ্টান্ত হচ্ছেন আমাদের Boycott দাদাজান . তাই উনার কমেন্ট আমাদের Boycott করা উচিত [/বাংলা]:timeout::timeout::timeout:

[meazz1]

He will stop soon, BD team has started answering with the bat.

[zinatf]

Boycott will soon start claiming himself as an "ardent fan" of Bangladesh...hehe.....just wait and watch :-p

[Dhakablues]

I've been repeating my punch line all day today,,,with the memories of grand master Brian Lara after his retirement annoucment, lets ask Boycott

"DID WE NOT ENTERTAIN YOU?"

[dark mage]

Well, what he said wasnt completely wrong, however, I believe we did reasoanbly well against England on their home turf. I mean we even managed to beat them in that ODi series. And in the tests too, I beleive we played much better than the the bangladesh team led by Bashar, and when we next tour england we will play even better.

[PoorFan]

Well, what he said wasnt completely wrong, however, I believe we did reasoanbly well against England on their home turf. I mean we even managed to beat them in that ODi series. And in the tests too, I beleive we played much better than the the bangladesh team led by Bashar, and when we next tour england we will play even better.
No, we did not.

[dark mage]

Yes we did, tamim smashed them all around the park and both the tests went into the fifth day. That's more than what Bashar's team could manage. And what's more England is probably the best test team in the world atm, especially in their own turf.

[PoorFan]

Yes we did, tamim smashed them all around the park and both the tests went into the fifth day. That's more than what Bashar's team could manage. And what's more England is probably the best test team in the world atm, especially in their own turf.
Dear Dark_mage, yes both test went into fifth day, certainly did better than Bashar era, thanks to Tamim and co., now I got your point. Seems like misread your post at the first time.

[abherath]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/556521.html

Boycott said, Bangladesh need all the cricket they can get to be on the TV. Their ......

This is a very ill statement by Boycott but nothing better I expected of him. True, money has been invested on Bangladesh Cricket. But its not like ICC did not make any money from Bangladesh at all. Compared to countries like West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, we have a huge fan base and our domestic system is much stronger than theirs. These are old talks..... Bangladesh needs to perform very well in the Asia Cup and on the Pakistan tour and later against Sri lanka. We need to shut these critics.

Your are wasting your time by looking at articles like this and burning calories. What is wrong with you, may I ask ?

You should be rejoicing your team's genuine success and prodding them on to do the last bit - winning the Cup itself.

Please leave Boycott to his own devices.

[BANFAN]

does anyone remember that after his comments on Bangladesh during England series in june 2010....tamim scored his 158 at Lords....who knows something might happen at Asia Cup ;)

Is that happening....?? :)

[Navo]

^^ he didn't score 158 at Lords. He scored 150+ against India at home in Bangladesh

[Rifat H]

Expecting more childish comments from old Boycott . Bcoz whenever he says something about our cricket our players play well

[zinatf]

Is that happening....?? :)

^^ he didn't score 158 at Lords. He scored 150+ against India at home in Bangladesh

oops...my bad.....it should be 103 not 158 :-P