NEW DELHI: Garfield Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history and a former West Indies captain, passed away on Friday at the age of 89. His death was confirmed by his son, Daniel.Sobers was just 10 days short of his 90th birthday. Widely regarded as one of the finest cricketers the game has ever produced, Sobers represented the West Indies from 1954 to 1974.
A legendary career
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 fast-medium bowler, Sobers also claimed 235 Test wickets. He also played one One-Day International, taking one wicket.
Record-breaking feats
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 individual score in Test cricket for 36 years before fellow West Indian Brian Lara broke the record with 375 against England in 1994.Sobers also created history in first-class cricket in 1968 when, playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan, he became the first batter to hit six sixes in a single over.
