By Admin 
The cricket world has lost one of its greatest all-rounders, Sir Gary Sobers, recently. At the age of 89, he breathed his last at his home in Barbados. Cricket West Indies confirmed his death and paid an emotional tribute on social media. The board wrote, ‘A great innings has ended. Sir Garfield Sobers will always live in our hearts. During his illustrious career, Sobers made many such records, which included him among the greatest players in the history of cricket. He became the first batsman in the world to hit six sixes in an over in first class cricket, while the record of being the youngest to score a triple century in Test cricket is still held in his name.
Was the biggest strength of West Indies for 20 years
Born on 28 July 1936 in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sir Gary Sobers made his Test cricket debut in 1954 against England. Apart from being a left-handed batsman, he also used to bowl left-handed spin. From 1954 to 1974, he performed brilliantly for West Indies. In 160 innings of 93 Test matches, he scored 8032 runs with the help of 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries. During this period his highest score was 365 runs unbeaten. He also took 235 wickets with the ball. He also played an ODI match for West Indies, in which he took one wicket.
First batsman to hit six sixes in an over
Sobers, who started his career as a bowler, later surprised the world with batting as well. By scoring unbeaten 365 runs against Pakistan in the year 1958, he held the world record for the highest individual score in Test cricket at that time. Later this record was broken by Brian Lara in 1994. Apart from this, while playing for Nottinghamshire, he hit six consecutive sixes in one over of Glamorgan bowler Malcolm Nash. He became the first batsman in the world to achieve this feat in first class cricket.
Made a record by scoring a triple century at the age of 21
Sir Gary Sobers created history by scoring a triple century in Test cricket against Pakistan at the age of just 21 years and 213 days. He became the youngest batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket. During this time he also left behind Don Bradman’s record. The special thing is that his record still stands today.
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ICC’s biggest honor is given in his name
In honor of Sir Garry Sobers, ICC honors the best international player of men’s cricket with the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Award’ every year. This award is given to the player who performs best throughout the year in all three formats. In view of his extraordinary contribution to cricket, he was also awarded the title of Knighthood in the year 1975.
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