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Cricketers Should Be Entertainers - Sir Garry Sobers -

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24 Feb 2014 09:34 #179552 by chairman
Former West Indies captain, all-rounder and legend of the game Sir Garry Sobers tells us that in his view, once you are on the field of play, you have a duty to entertain those who have paid to come in.

He says that without people coming through the turnstiles and paying their money, there is no game, and players must entertain.

It is a view that players such as Kevin Pietersen and Virender Sehwag would almost certainly approve of, not to mention Sobers' successors as West Indies captain, Brian Lara and Chris Gayle.

Sobers knew a thing or two about entertaining himself after a career which saw him develop a reputation as a world-class all-rounder whose versatility and skill in so many fields has been unmatched since.

This exclusive interview gives an insight into just how he approached the game during his remarkable career, in which he scored more than 30,100 runs and took 1,152 wickets as well as 446 catches.

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24 Feb 2014 13:35 #179590 by ketchim
All due respect , Sir Garfield .......we bring fans to crying tears

Our team is no longer Entertainers.

Our Administration does not buy in to that concept !

no one is showing up at Games.

Our last real Entertainer was back stabbed into Retirement .... :-[

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24 Feb 2014 14:38 #179611 by mapoui
well gary cyan always start a band!  it not too late fuh him!

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24 Feb 2014 14:56 #179614 by Mail
MAPPIPPEE you are good.

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24 Feb 2014 15:34 #179621 by ketchim
Merrymen from Barbaods comes to mind .

ERmile Straker is probably older than Garry !  ::LOL::

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24 Feb 2014 16:09 #179629 by Googley
Wait, Sobers not seeing the comedy that is being played outside of the 22 yards by Opiss and company???  8)

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24 Feb 2014 22:53 #179678 by Kyle
Whatevs you say, Garry.

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