BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):West Indies captain Shai Hope is hoping that the death of the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers inspires his troops to victory in their One-Day International series against New Zealand.Sir Garry, one of Barbados’ National Heroes and widely regarded as the best cricketer the world has ever seen, passed away on Friday at the age of 89.In 93 Test matches for the West Indies from 1954 to 1974, Sir Garry scored 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78 and also took 235 wickets.

The Caribbean and the cricketing world are in mourning following the death of Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as the greatest all-round cricketer in the history of the game…

Barbados-born Sobers, who is widely regarded as one of the finest cricketers ever to play the game, played for the West Indies for 20 years.

Cricket mourns the loss of Sir Garfield Sobers, a legendary West Indies all-rounder. He passed away at the age of 89, just before his 90th birthday. Sobers played internationally…

Sobers represented the WI in 93 Test matches