Sachin Tendulkar devastated by the death of Gary Sobers, gave his last salute through an emotional post

Garry Sobers: Sir Gary Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, died on Friday, July 18 at the age of 89. There has been a wave of mourning in the cricket world due to the demise of this great all-rounder born in Barbados. Veteran players from all over the world are paying tribute to him. Great Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar looked very emotional on the news of the demise of Sir Gary Sobers. Tendulkar shared an emotional post on social media and expressed grief over the demise of Gary Sobers and remembered the memorable moments with him.

Sachin Tendulkar made an emotional post

India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar, while sharing an emotional post on social media platform X, wrote, ‘It is very difficult to believe that Sir Gary is no longer among us. I’m remembering the memories we made together over the years. Like taking the ‘Player of the Tournament’ trophy from his hands in the 2003 World Cup or him congratulating me with loving words on completing a century. He was always a very kind and friendly person.

It’s incredibly tough to process that Sir Garry is gone. I’ve been looking back at the memories we shared over the years, from him handing me the Player of the Tournament trophy at the 2003 World Cup, to his warm words when he felicitated me for the century milestone. He was… pic.twitter.com/7TfWifVg2l

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 18, 2026

In this post, Sachin remembered the time when he met Sir Gary Sobers in London a few years ago. He wrote: We were just sitting and talking about sports and now I am realizing that that was our last meeting. He was really the only one. Will always remember him. May Sir Gary’s soul rest in peace.

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Who was Sir Gary Sobers?

The name of the great West Indies all-rounder Sir Gary Sobers is recorded in golden letters in the history of cricket. He was the first batsman in the world to hit 6 sixes in 6 balls in 1 over in first-class cricket. Sobers did this feat while playing for Nottinghamshire in 1998 against Glamorgan. Sir Gary Sobers has 8,032 runs in his name in 93 matches of Test cricket, in which 365 unbeaten runs is his high score. During this period, 26 centuries have come from his bat. Apart from this, Sobers has also taken 235 wickets.