Sir Garfield Sobers, the West Indies icon hailed as the greatest all-rounder in cricket history, died on Friday at the age of 89, bringing the curtain down on one of the sport's most extraordinary careers. West Indies Cricket confirmed his death. No cause was disclosed.
Sobers, who was just 10 days short of his 90th birthday, revolutionised the game with a rare combination of elegant batting, incisive pace and spin bowling, and exceptional fielding.
