West Indies cricket great Sir Gary Sobers passes away

A statement issued by West Indies Cricket said that Gary Sobers, considered the greatest all-rounder in the history of cricket, passed away at his home in Barbados on Friday, just 11 days before his 90th birthday._x000D_
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An emotional statement on the death of Sir Gary Sobers said, “A great innings has come to an end. Sir Gary Sobers will be in our hearts now and forever.”_x000D_
Gary Sobers was born on July 28, 1936, in St. Michael’s, Barbados, and was the fifth of six siblings. His father was a sailor in the Canadian Merchant Navy and died in an attack by the German army when his ship was sunk._x000D_
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He made his first-class debut for Barbados at the age of 16 and played his first Test for the West Indies against England at Kingston Oval in 1954 at the age of 17. However, he scored his first century on 26 February 1958 against Pakistan and played a record innings of 365 runs without being out. He held the record for the highest innings in Test cricket for 36 years, but this record was broken by his compatriot Brian Lara in 1994 when he scored 375 runs in England and Antigua._x000D_
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Sir George Sobers was the first batsman in the world to hit 6 sixes in an over, which remained his record for a long time, in addition to this, he also set a record of captaincy in 39 consecutive matches and also achieved the honor of scoring centuries in both innings against Pakistan in George Town. The great all-rounder played 93 Test matches between 1954 and 1974 and played his last match against England in Port of Spain from March 30 to April 5, 1974._x000D_
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Sir George Sobers batted in 160 innings of 93 Test matches, in which he scored 8,032 runs with the help of 30 half-centuries and 26 centuries and took 109 catches in the field. He took 235 wickets in bowling and his best bowling in an innings was 6 wickets for 73 runs and his best bowling in a match was 8 wickets for 80 runs._x000D_
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Garry Sobers played only one ODI for the West Indies, played at Leeds on 5 September 1973, in which he took only one wicket.