India, July 18 -- Cricket legend and former West Indies captain Sir Garfield Sobers passed away at the age of 89 on Friday, according to media reports.

The news of his demise was confirmed by his son, Daniel.

One of cricket's greatest all-rounders

Born on July 28, 1936, in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sobers represented the West Indies from 1954 to 1974.

A record-breaking career

Sobers played 93 Test matches, scoring 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78, including 26 centuries.

In 1958, he set a then-world record by scoring 365 not out against Pakistan in Kingston, becoming the youngest player at the time to register a Test triple century.

He also claimed 235 Test wickets and took 109 catches, cementing his reputation as one of the finest al...