{"id":2818,"date":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:12:30","slug":"he-was-everything-we-dream-of-becoming-sunil-gavaskars-moving-tribute-to-garry-sobers-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=2818","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He was everything we dream of becoming&#8217;: Sunil Gavaskar&#8217;s moving tribute to Garry Sobers | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132475429,imgsize-385991,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vbn-73.jpg\" alt=\"'He was everything we dream of becoming': Sunil Gavaskar's moving tribute to Garry Sobers\" title=\"Photo\/Agencies\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former India captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-gavaskar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunil Gavaskar<\/a> 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.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Widely regarded as cricket&#8217;s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in Barbados, 11 days before his 90th birthday. During a career spanning two decades, he set new standards with his batting, bowling and fielding.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;This is probably the saddest day for the game of cricket. The greatest cricketer to walk the earth has left us. No words can ever do justice to Sir Garfield Sobers, the cricketer.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>&#8220;He was everything we dream of becoming when we pick up the bat or the ball as kids,&#8221; Gavaskar said, as quoted by news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;Memories keep flooding back and that&#8217;s what I will hold close to my heart forever. Rest in peace, Sir Garfield. You will stay eternally in our hearts,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Sobers represented the West Indies in 93 Test matches between 1954 and 1974. He scored 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78, including 26 centuries, and also took 235 wickets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>A left-handed batter, Sobers was equally effective as a left-arm fast-medium bowler, left-arm orthodox spinner and left-arm wrist spinner. He was also known as one of the finest fielders and close catchers in the game&#8217;s history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>His unbeaten 365 against Pakistan in 1958 was the highest individual score in Test cricket at the time. The record stood for 36 years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Another landmark came in 1968 when, while playing county cricket for Nottinghamshire, he became the first player to hit six sixes in an over in first-class cricket. The feat came against Malcolm Nash of Glamorgan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Sobers was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975 for his services to cricket. In 2000, he was named one of Wisden&#8217;s Five Cricketers of the 20th Century.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>His name also lives on through the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, the ICC&#8217;s annual award presented to the outstanding men&#8217;s international cricketer across all formats.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/he-was-everything-we-dream-of-becoming-sunil-gavaskars-moving-tribute-to-garry-sobers\/articleshow\/132475390.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in 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