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Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara. File | Photo Credit: AP Brian Lara has urged the “whole of the Caribbean” to celebrate Garry Sobers following the death of the West Indies legend. Sobers, widely regarded as cricket’s most outstanding all-rounder, died aged 89 on Friday, sparking a flood of tributes from all over the world….
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It was 25 years ago that Mark Butcher scored a monumental 173 not out in England’s successful chase against Australia in the Headingley Test. He scored seven other Test hundreds, some of them against the most fearsome attacks. He is now a popular commentator and sharp analyst of the game. Excerpts from Butcher’s exclusive interview…
Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara. File | Photo Credit: AP Brian Lara has urged the “whole of the Caribbean” to celebrate Garry Sobers following the death of the West Indies legend. Sobers, widely regarded as cricket’s most outstanding all-rounder, died aged 89 on Friday, sparking a flood of tributes from all over the world….
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The legacy a celebrated, high-profile achiever leaves behind isn’t defined merely by awards and accomplishments, no matter how staggeringly impressive they might be, but equally — if not more — by how many people they have touched, how many lives they have impacted, how much joy they have provided. The unchecked outpouring of grief at…
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West Indies cricket legend Garfield Sobers, also known as Garry Sobers, died in Barbados on Friday, July 17, 2026. Garry is seen with former Indian cricket player Ajit Wadekar during a press conference in Mumbai, in this file image dated Wednesday, March 3, 2010. | Photo Credit: PTI The late Garry Sobers “stood out” even…
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Garry Sobers was batting on 364, the then world record, when the occasional off-spinner bowling to him, the batsman Hanif Mohammad, switched to left-arm spin. It was the third ball of the over. “Hanif, not a bowler of note,” Sobers is quoted as saying in Osman Samiuddin’s The Unquiet Ones, “asked the umpire if he…
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Major sports tend to run on parallel tracks — one for nation-teams like at the Olympics or World Cups, and the other for club and non-nation competitions. The latter is becoming more popular. Formula One, the fourth most watched sport in the world was ahead of the curve, competition being between cars and mixed teams…
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