{"id":6339,"date":"2026-07-18T09:47:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6339"},"modified":"2026-07-18T09:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:47:57","slug":"west-indies-cricket-legend-sir-garfield-sobers-passes-away-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6339","title":{"rendered":"West Indies Cricket Legend Sir Garfield Sobers Passes Away at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BRIDGETOWN:<\/strong> West Indies cricket great <strong>Sir Garfield (Garry) Sobers<\/strong>, widely regarded as one of the finest all-rounders in the history of the game, has passed away at the age of <strong>89<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sir Garfield Sobers enjoyed a remarkable international career with the West Indies, representing the team in <strong>93 Test matches<\/strong>. During his illustrious career, he scored <strong>more than 8,000 Test runs<\/strong> and claimed <strong>235 wickets<\/strong>, establishing himself as one of cricket&#8217;s greatest all-round performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His achievements in first-class cricket were equally extraordinary. Over <strong>383 first-class matches<\/strong>, Sobers amassed <strong>more than 28,000 runs<\/strong> and took <strong>over 1,000 wickets<\/strong>, a rare feat that reflected his exceptional ability with both bat and ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sobers also secured a permanent place in cricket history by becoming the <strong>first batter ever to hit six sixes in a single over<\/strong> in first-class cricket. He achieved the milestone in <strong>1968<\/strong> while playing for <strong>Nottinghamshire<\/strong> against <strong>Glamorgan<\/strong>, striking six consecutive sixes off the bowling of <strong>Malcolm Nash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renowned for his elegant batting, versatile bowling, and outstanding fielding, Sir Garfield Sobers was celebrated as one of the most complete cricketers the sport has ever produced. His contributions helped shape an era of West Indies cricket and inspired generations of players around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tributes are expected to pour in from across the cricketing community as fans, former teammates, and cricket boards remember the legendary all-rounder and his enduring legacy in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRIDGETOWN: West Indies cricket great Sir Garfield (Garry) Sobers, widely regarded as one of the finest all-rounders in the history of the game, has passed..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438228_3662299_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438228_3662299_updates-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438228_3662299_updates-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438228_3662299_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438228_3662299_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438228_3662299_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438228_3662299_updates-1.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=6\" rel=\"category\">Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6341,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339\/revisions\/6341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}