Gary Sobers is no more, the cricket world has lost the world’s greatest all-rounder.
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Garry Sobers Dies: Great West Indies all-rounder Sir Garryfield Sobers passes away at the age of 89. From 1954 to 1974, he played 93 Test matches and left an indelible mark in batting, bowling and fielding. There is a wave of mourning in the sports world due to the demise of Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket.
Gary Sobers dies at the age of 89.
New Delhi. A very bad news has come out from the cricket world. Great West Indies all-rounder Sir Garryfield Sobers passed away at the age of 89. Just two weeks before his 90th birthday, he said goodbye to the world. Sobers, who has exceptional talent in all three departments – batting, bowling and fielding, is considered the greatest all-rounder in the history of cricket. The cricket world is in mourning due to his demise and heartfelt tributes are being paid to him from all over the world. After the death of Sobers, heartfelt tributes are being paid to him on social media. Many people described him as ‘the greatest all-rounder in cricket history’.
Sobers was the pride of West Indies for 20 years
Sir Gary Sobers represented West Indies from 1954 to 1974. During this period, he played 93 test matches and left an indelible mark in cricket history with his brilliant talent. He became not only a great player but also the identity of the entire Caribbean cricket. This great left-handed batsman scored 8,032 runs in Test cricket at an excellent average of 57.78. 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries came from his bat.
His historic innings of unbeaten 365 runs played against Pakistan in 1958 created a new history of Test cricket. This was the highest individual Test score in the world at that time, which remained for 36 years. In 1994, his compatriot Brian Lara broke this record by scoring 375 runs. Sobers also became the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in first class cricket. This achievement is considered to be the biggest proof of his explosive batting.
were equally deadly with the ball
Sobers’ greatness was not limited to just the bat. He was capable of bowling all three types of left-arm fast-medium pace, orthodox spin and wrist spin. He took 235 wickets in Test cricket and on many occasions single-handedly changed the course of the match. His versatile bowling was considered very rare in that era.
