Geoffrey Boycott is not impressed by six-hitting batsmen. The former England captain, now a commentator, reminded his audience of a handful of journalists here yesterday that Don Bradman, the greatest batsman to set foot on turf, didn't need to hit sixes to do justice to his reputation. "People talk about explosive batting and hitting sixes
Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott
Rajkot: Geoffrey Boycott is not impressed by six-hitting batsmen. The former England captain, now a commentator, reminded his audience of a handful of journalists here yesterday that Don Bradman, the greatest batsman to set foot on turf, didn't need to hit sixes to do justice to his reputation. "People talk about explosive batting and hitting sixes.
But sixes are not everything. You can set the field ablaze with perfectly-timed fours too. Bradman did not hit too many sixes during his phenomenal career. Yet, he was a very attacking batsman who executed his shots so well.
He scored a triple century in a day in a Test match at a very young age. Mind you, he had no protective gear, no helmet. He was a genius," said Boycott, who who is commentating for BBC in the ongoing Test.'
Like sixes, big scores do not impress Boycott if they are not produced on challenging pitches.
"Your true test as a batsman comes on a challenging wicket," he said on a day when England scored 537 in their first innings. He added: "It's not the number of runs you score, but how you do it and in what circumstances you make them which is more important. I have seen and played on difficult, rain-affected wickets in England in situations not conducive to batting.
"Many batsmen have done the same. The quality of bowling also matters a lot and you know the kind of fast bowlers and spinners we had in the 1970s and early 1980s."
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