Hyderabad, July 20 -- The cricketing world lost one of its most legendary stars with the passing of Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers at the age of 89 on Friday. His death marks the end of an era in cricket. Sobers was not merely one of the game's greatest players. He set a standard by which all the following all-rounders who came after him, were measured and judged.

Tributes have poured in from across the world, celebrating a man whose extraordinary talent, grace and sportsmanship made him one of the game's most beloved figures.

Born on July 28, 1936, in Bridgetown, Barbados, Sobers displayed remarkable athletic ability from childhood. He excelled in football, basketball and golf, but it was cricket that became his favourite game and his f...