Bridgetown, Barbados – West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers joined the West Indies players at their camp at the 3Ws Oval on Friday.
Gary Sobers and Marlon Samuels share a moment. Photo courtesy of Windiescricket.com
The greatest allrounder of all time was invited by Windies Head Coach Ottis Gibson and he accepted the invitation to discuss the game with the players and also to monitor the net session in the Garfield Sobers Indoor Centre.
Sir Garfield shared his ideas on the game and also urged the players to believe in themselves and always remain focused on the job. He also shared his thoughts on the changing face of the modern game and told the players they have his full backing as they prepare to face Pakistan in the upcoming Digicel Series.
Team Manager Richie Richardson said it was a thrill to have Sir Garfield at the camp and said all the players were delighted to have the opportunity to interact with him.
“It was tremendous to have a gentleman of the calibre of the great Sir Garfield Sobers to come and join us in our camp as we get ready for the Digicel Series. The Head Coach extended the invitation and Sir Garfield happily agreed to come and share some of his vast knowledge with our team,” said Richardson.
“His contribution really helped and the players were all happy to listen to him and absorb what he had to say. We have some of the game’s greatest cricketers of all time here in the Caribbean and it is always great to have them sharing their knowledge with our present generation.”
Sir Garfield, 74, was a left-handed allrounder, who represented the West Indies from 1954 to 1974. He played 93 Test matches and made 8,032 runs and took 235 wickets. He topscore was a then world record 365 not out.
The Digicel Series bowls off at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Thursday, April 21 with the Digicel T20 International.