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Sir Garry Sobers, the Greatest Cricket All-Rounder Ever, Dies at 89
Cricinfo·Saturday, 18 July 2026
West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers has passed away at his home in Barbados, aged 89. He played 93 Tests, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets. Sobers famously scored 365 not out in a single Test innings and hit six sixes in one over in first-class cricket.
Why It Matters
Sobers is widely regarded as the greatest all-rounder in cricket history — his death marks the end of an era for a sport that billions follow, including hundreds of millions in India.
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