00:01Sir Garry Sobers was remembered by Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Motley.
00:06Long before people spoke about the goat, the greatest of all time,
00:10the mighty sparrow settled the debate in song.
00:13He asked, who is the greatest cricketer on Earth or Mars?
00:17Anyone can tell you it is the great Sir Garry Sobers.
00:20Sir Garry is remembered as the greatest cricketer,
00:24the greatest all around the world has ever seen.
00:26Not simply because of his records, but because he became the standard
00:31by which greatness would forever be measured.
00:34Cricket West Indies President Dr Kishore Shallow also hailed Sobers
00:38as one of the greatest players the world has ever seen.
00:42The story of cricket, there are great players, there are champions,
00:46then there are those rare individuals who redefine the very meaning of greatness.
00:52The right excellence Garry Sobers was the greatest cricketer the world has ever seen.
00:59His mastery of batting, bowling, unfeeling was unparalleled.
01:05But his true significance reached far beyond the bungalow ropes.
01:09He emerged from the Caribbean at a time when our region was finding its voice
01:14and assorting its place on the world stage.
01:18CWI's CEO Chris Derring says he also inspired leaders in the region.
01:23For those of us entrusted with leading Cricket West Indies today,
01:27Sir Garry serves as both an inspiration and just share all around positive influence
01:36in how we go about our daily job.
01:39On a personal level, he certainly would have been one of my inspirations
01:43to get into the game of cricket, to fall in love with this.
01:47Politician and former cricketer Tim Gopi Singh stated,
01:50For my generation, Sir Garry was more than a sporting hero.
01:54He embodied Caribbean excellence.
01:57End quote.
01:59Here, a security official lowers the national flag to half-staff
02:03outside the Barbados Sporting Corporation headquarters,
02:06shortly after Prime Minister Mia Motley announced a day of national mourning
02:11following the death of national hero, the Right Excellence Sir Garry Sobers.
02:16Flags will remain at half-staff until his interment,
02:19when Barbados will accord the cricket legend estate funeral.
02:24Sergio Dufour, TV6 Sport.
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