All-time West Indies cricket great Garfield Sobers dies aged 89

Arguably the greatest all-rounder of the game, Sobers led the West Indies at his peak, breaking Test cricket records.

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What happened: Arguably the greatest all-rounder of the game, Sobers led the West Indies at his peak, breaking Test cricket records.

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