New Delhi: Garfield Sobers, one of the greatest cricketers in the history of cricket and former West Indies captain, died on Friday at the age of 89. His death was confirmed by his son, Daniel.Sobers was just 10 days shy of his 90th birthday. Considered one of the best players the game has ever produced, Sobers represented the West Indies from 1954 to 1974.
A well-known work
Sobers played 93 Test matches and scored 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78, including 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries.A left-arm spinner, Sobers also took 235 Test wickets. He also played in One-Day Internationals, taking one wicket.
Record-breaking activities
One of the defining moments of Sobers’ career came in 1958 when he scored an unbeaten 365 against Pakistan. The innings stood as the highest score in cricket for 36 years before fellow West Indian Brian Lara broke the record with 375 against England in 1994.Sobers also made history in senior cricket in 1968 when, playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan, he became the first to hit a single six.
