#LatestNews: The cricketing world awoke to a profound silence today, a silence that speaks louder than any roar of a crowd.
The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, the man universally hailed as the greatest all-rounder to ever grace the game, passed away at his home in St. Michael, Barbados, this morning.
He was 89.
His son, Daniel Sobers, confirmed the sad news to The Star, sending a wave of grief across the Caribbean and beyond.