Happy Birthday Sir Garry Sobers: 4 Records Held By Legendary Cricketer
Garfield Sobers or Sir Gary Sobers, the former West Indies cricketer was born on July 28, 1936, and is regarded as the greatest all-rounder to have played the game of cricket. Sir Gary Sobers made his Test debut against England at Kingston in 1954. He went on to play 93 Tests and scored 8032 runs at an impressive average of 57.78. The left-handed batsman scored 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries during his Test career. With the ball in hand, he picked 235 wickets. Sir Gary Sobers, however, played just one ODI and that was against England in 1974. As the legendary cricketer turns 84 today, we take a look at some of the records he holds.