Former West Indies all-rounder and one of the greatest players in history, Sargiri Sobers has died at the age of 89.
A statement released by West Indies Cricket said that Gary Sobers, considered the greatest contemporary in the history of cricket, met his true creator on Friday at his home in Barbados, just 11 days before his 90th birthday.
An emotional statement on the death of Sergiri Sobers said: “A great beginning has come to an end, Sir Gary Sobers in our hearts now and forever.”
Gary Sobers was born on July 28, 1936 in St.
He started his first-class career at the age of 16 for the Barbados team and played his first Test for the West Indies against England at the Kingston Oval in 1954 at the age of 17.
He held the record for the highest innings in Test cricket for 36 years, but this record was broken by his compatriot Brian Lara in 1994 when he scored 375 runs in England and Antigua.
Sargiri Sobers became the first batsman in the world to hit 6 sixes in an over which stood his record for a long time, also captained in 39 consecutive matches and scored centuries in both matches against Pakistan at Georgetown.
The all-rounder played 93 Test matches between 1954 and 1974 and played his last match against England in Port of Spain from March 30 to April 5, 1974.
Sargiri Sobers scored 8 thousand 32 runs in 160 innings in 93 test matches with 30 fifties and 26 centuries and took 109 runs on the field.
Gary Sobers played only one ODI for the West Indies on 5 September 1973 at Leeds, in which he took just one wicket.
