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Sir Garfield Sobers – The genius who mastered every part of cricket

Sir Garry Sobers was more than an all-rounder – he was the complete cricketer. The Cricket Paper pays tribute to the West Indies legend whose brilliance with bat, ball and in the field made him a once-in-a-generation sporting icon.

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Sir Garfield Sobers was not merely an all-rounder. He was the most complete cricketer ever to play the game.

A batsman of breathtaking elegance, a bowler who could confound opponents with pace, left-arm spin or wrist spin, and a fielder whose athleticism bordered on the unbelievable, Sobers seemed to play the game as though its every possibility belonged naturally to him.
Other players mastered parts of cricket. Sir Garry seemed to master cricket itself.
He remains the greatest cricketer ever to have graced the game, a timeless genius whose brilliance continued to inspire generations long af...

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