Sir Garfield Sobers, widely regarded as the greatest all-round cricketer of all time, has died aged 89. The West Indies legend played 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, forging a reputation as a devastating left-handed batter and a versatile bowler capable of switching between pace and spin, and his death has prompted tributes from across the cricketing world, including from Nottinghamshire, England and the International Cricket Council.

Sobers scored 8,032 Test runs, including 26 centuries and a then-record 365 not out against Pakistan in 1958, finishing with a batting average of 57.78, while also taking 235 Test wickets. He also enjoyed a long county career with Nottinghamshire, for whom in 1968 he became the first player to hit six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket, and he captained West Indies from 1965 to 1972. Knighted in 1975 and named one of Wisden's five cricketers of the 20th century, he was one of only two living National Heroes of Barbados, alongside Rihanna.