The greatest cricketer of all time has been hard at work all week

Barbados Nation article.

Bridgetown, Barbados - The greatest cricketer of all time has been hard at work all week. Sir Garry Sobers donned his cricket gear, but as an adviser, and not a player, to offer his words of wisdom to more than 20 players who are in training for the Barbados Pride cricket franchise.

Sir Garry, this country’s lone living National Hero, spent more than four hours yesterday with the likes of batsmen Kevin Stoute and Kenroy Williams, as well as bowler Tino Best, helping them out with their fundamentals as the squad’s new consultant.

Here, Sir Garry giving Stoute a “knock” after an batting session in the nets at Kensington.

The hallowed halls of Kensington Oval were filled with whispers, nods of acknowledgement and folk stories yesterday, as Sir Garry Sobers passed on his words of wisdom to this country’s aspiring cricket stars.

Still considered the greatest cricketer the world has ever seen, Sir Garry has politely and quietly offered his services to Barbados Pride cricket franchise for the rest of the year, and the Pride have gleefully accepted.

Sir Garry gladly braved solid sunshine for more than four hours at Kensington, on the eve of the first day of Pride’s four-match against the Leeward Islands.

He expects to be around for much longer, having noticed quite a few areas he can work on in just three visits with the Barbadian players.