Mumbai: For Farokh Engineer, Sir Garfield Sobers was more than cricket’s greatest allrounder. He was a teammate, an opponent, a golfing partner and one of his closest friends. As the cricket world mourned the death of the West Indies legend at the age of 89 on Friday, the former India wicketkeeper remembered Sobers as a … Read more
Sir Garfield Sobers and Kapil Dev NEW DELHI: Sir Garfield Sobers was much more than a legendary all-rounder — he was the cricketer who revolutionized the game and changed how future generations approached it, former India captain Kapil Dev said while paying tribute to the West Indies great following his death at the age of … Read more
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers after the West Indies great passed away on Friday, calling him the greatest cricketer to have ever played the game and the player every child dreams of becoming.Widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in Barbados, 11 days before his … Read more
Virat Kohli with legendary West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers and his wife. (PTI Photo) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) led tributes to Sir Garfield Sobers after the legendary West Indies all-rounder died on Friday at the age of 89, remembering him as “a true icon of the game” whose influence will … Read more