United Kingdom, July 17 -- Piers Morgan has led tributes to Sir Garfield Sobers.

The broadcaster spoke out after the cricket icon died at the age of 89, just days before his 90th birthday, bringing to an end the life of the cricketer widely regarded as the greatest all-rounder the game has produced.

The Barbados and West Indies icon leaves behind a record that reshaped cricket across two decades, with tributes pouring in from around the world following confirmation of his death by Cricket West Indies.

Garfield, known throughout the cricketing world as Sir Garry, represented the West Indies between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 Test runs at an average of 57.78 while taking 235 wickets with an extraordinary mix of pace, finger spin and wr...