“Kevin Pietersen is a rare and special talent. I have always loved his batting and supported his outrageous stroke play because he has the ability to help England win Test matches. But no player is indispensable. No player is bigger than the game,” Boycott wrote for DNA.
Boycott further said that if Kevin Pietersen decides to retire from Test cricket after the third Test against South Africa, he will be the biggest loser and nobody else.
“If Kevin decides to retire from all international cricket after the Lord's Test he will be the loser. Yes, England will miss his talent and no, we will not find anyone as good for a short while. But eventually somebody will fill that gap,” he wrote.
Boycott believes that the current generation of cricketers the adulation of success in international arena as well as the riches of the Indian Premier League.
“The problem is players of today want the adulation, the publicity, the praise and kudos from competing in the international arena, but they also demand the riches from the Indian Premier League as well,” Boycott wrote.
“No country is ever going to be able to pay its players as well as the IPL does. The IPL has untold riches. Chris Gayle tried it on with the West Indies Cricket Board and now Kevin is miffed with the England and Wales Cricket Board for not letting him have the jam and cream on the same cake,” he added.
“Kevin wants to play when and where he wants. Kevin wants to miss the two New Zealand Test matches early next year so that he can complete the full IPLand pocket lots of lovely lolly,” Boycott concluded
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