5 cricketers who were dropped after a big Test knock

#2 Geoffrey Boycott, 1967 (246*vs India)

Geoffrey Boycott became a popular commentator after his retirement

Geoffrey Boycott is arguably one of the finest batsmen that England have ever had; his career stats reflect why he was such an important member of the Three Lions during his era. Having made his Test debut in 1964, Boycott had an instant impact and provided the perfect base at the top order to build the innings for the rest of the team.

During India’s tour to England in 1967, Boycott scored an unbeaten 246, but he took a massive 555 balls to reach that score. The media went down hard on him, which forced the selectors to drop him from the playing XI in the next match.

Though he was often criticized for his low scoring rate, he was a regular in the team due to his consistency. In 1974, the Yorkshire-man decided to take a temporary retirement from cricket, the reason for which he revealed many years later, in 2006, saying that he had lost the appetite for Test cricket at that time.

He made a comeback in 1977 and scored a century.