BBC apologises for Boycott's on-air rant

Cricketer-turned-commentator Geoffrey Boycott kicked up a storm with an on-air four-letter rant during the third England-South Africa ODI, prompting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to apologise for the indiscretion.

Known for his outspoken nature, Boycott was heard shouting "f****** t****r" during BBC Test Match Special coverage of England's [ Images ] third ODI against South Africa [ Images ].

It is not known who the comment was aimed at and Boycott was unaware that his comments were on air, The Daily Telegraph quoted a BBC source as saying.

"An off-air comment made by Geoffrey Boycott in a live broadcast was heard by some listeners which we apologised for as soon as we realised it had been audible," a Radio 5 Live spokesman said.

In 2006, Australian cricketer-turned-commentator Dean Jones lost his job after the former player referred to South African batsman Hashim Amla [ Images ] as a 'terrorist' during a Test match in Colombo.