Legendary West Indies Cricketer Garry Sobers passes away

By  News On Air   Jul 18, 2026

West Indies cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers passed away today at the age of 89. The death of the legendary cricketer was confirmed by his son Daniel. One of the finest all-rounders the game has ever seen, Sobers played 93 Tests and scored 8,032 runs at 57.78 with 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries between March 1954 to April 1974. A left-handed batter and also a left-arm fast medium pace bowler, Sobers claimed 235 wickets in Test cricket. He played in a solitary ODI, taking one wicket. He was also the first-ever batter to have hit six sixes in an over in First-Class cricket, playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in 1968.