<a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/tag/West-Indies">West Indies</a> legend <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/tag/Garry-Sobers">Garry Sobers</a> widely regarded as the greatest cricketer of all time, turned 80 on Thursday; he is without a doubt one of the finest all-rounder s to have played the gentlemen s game of cricket. Many few had an impact on opposition like Sobers, who has numerous records scripted to his name and was the backbone of West Indies side for many years. <strong>READ MORE: <a href="http://www.criclife.com/lists/chronicles/garry-sobers-10-anecdotes-about-the-greatest-all-rounder-the-world-has-seen-42109">Garry Sobers: 10 anecdotes about the greatest all-rounder the world has seen</a></strong><p></p><p></p>Sobers represented West Indies in 93 Tests, in which he amassed 8032 runs at an overwhelming average of 57.78. He also had 235 wickets to his name at 34.03. He could bowl pace, left-arm orthodox and chinaman. Sobers played just a solitary One-Day International (ODI) game in his career in which he got out on a duck and scalped one wicket. <strong>READ MORE: <a href="http://www.criclife.com/buzz/social-media-buzz/not-so-sober-virender-sehwag-to-birthday-boy-garry-sobers-81877">"Not so sober!" Virender Sehwag to birthday boy Garry Sobers</a></strong><p></p><p></p>On his 80th birthday, Twitter was flooded with good wishes and thoughts. Take a look at some here:<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Only the living get old!Many Happy Returns o Day Sir Garfield!Crkt World'll never C Gr8 Allrounder like him!Was delight 2b punished by him!!</p><p></p> Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) <a href="https://twitter.com/BishanBedi/status/758541275348041728">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> <p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Happy Bday Sir Gary Sobers.The way u destroyed opposition with ur batting&amp; bowling they wud hav never said u r Sober <a href="https://t.co/Onh6CzTbPG">pic.twitter.com/Onh6CzTbPG</a><p></p><p></p> Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/758522901456949248">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBD?src=hash">#HBD</a><p></p>Sir Gary Sobers, one of the all time best alrounder in cricket history <a href="https://t.co/QJsSgb0WOj">pic.twitter.com/QJsSgb0WOj</a><p></p><p></p> Sazzadul TOKY (@DONTOKY) <a href="https://twitter.com/DONTOKY/status/758616725785079808">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Congratulations Sir Gary Sobers on your 8oth birthday today <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iconiccricketer?src=hash">#iconiccricketer</a><p></p><p></p> One World of Sport (@OneWorldofSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneWorldofSport/status/758576417324007424">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Happy Birthday, the great Gary Sobers! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WI?src=hash">#WI</a><p></p><p></p> Regan Sapkota (@ReganSapkota) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReganSapkota/status/758568380957720576">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>A very sober and delightful birthday wish by@virendersehwag to arguably the most sober and greatest all rounder cricket has seen-gary sobers<p></p><p></p> Aditya Mehta (@adimehta6) <a href="https://twitter.com/adimehta6/status/758553429782437888">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GarySobers?src=hash">#GarySobers</a> I am not fortunate in watching him playing live but now watching his highlights ... Can't forget 6 ..6s and his bowling style<p></p><p></p> Dreamy Solo (@NK2VLNSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/NK2VLNSK/status/758551032402153473">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Sir Gary Sobers<p></p><p></p>with Muhammad Ali with Fred Trueman with Viv Richards with Brian Lara<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyBirthdaySobers?src=hash">#HappyBirthdaySobers</a> <a href="https://t.co/UB5GapoNzY">pic.twitter.com/UB5GapoNzY</a> Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) <a href="https://twitter.com/CricketopiaCom/status/758542706301870080">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Onthisday?src=hash">#Onthisday</a><p></p><p></p>1936: Sir Gary Sobers born<p></p>1977: Sir Ian Botham made Test debut<p></p>1978: Jacob Oram born<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Allrounderday?src=hash">#Allrounderday</a><p></p><p></p> H. M. Abdul Razzaq (@Lives_CRICKET) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lives_CRICKET/status/758539114278891520">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Gary Sobers is 80. Saw him play, saw him at the races. He made Malcolm Nash into a minor celebrity.<p></p><p></p>One of the all time greats. John F Axon (@55fenderstrat) <a href="https://twitter.com/55fenderstrat/status/758536490439892995">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Mera naam hai gary sobers oppostion ki izzat ka kar deta hu gober...<a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag">@virendersehwag</a><p></p><p></p> Ankush dwivedi (@ankush244) <a href="https://twitter.com/ankush244/status/758534800806412288">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Happy 80th birthday, Sir Gary Sobers. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/legend?src=hash">#legend</a> westindies <a href="https://t.co/n7eObX9WoM">pic.twitter.com/n7eObX9WoM</a><p></p><p></p> Sports News (@SportsNewsBuzz) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsNewsBuzz/status/758531429353529344">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">GARY. SOBERS HIS BIRTHDAY<p></p>GOD BLESS HIM <a href="https://t.co/eaI4u3wRy7">pic.twitter.com/eaI4u3wRy7</a><p></p><p></p> ambrish gupta (@ambrishgupta11) <a href="https://twitter.com/ambrishgupta11/status/758531173236617217">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Sir Gary Sobers, IMO greatest cricketer ever, turns 80 today. Piece on him I did in 2010: <a href="https://t.co/dsMFnkcWV7">https://t.co/dsMFnkcWV7</a> <a href="https://t.co/BHi0mG0Pwx">pic.twitter.com/BHi0mG0Pwx</a><p></p><p></p> Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) <a href="https://twitter.com/cricketwallah/status/758528177761357824">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">. Happy Birthday Sir Gary Sobers....the Greatest there ever was <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a><p></p><p></p> Somit Biswas (@somit09) <a href="https://twitter.com/somit09/status/758526066873040896">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Sir Don Bradman on Sir Gary Sobers <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyBirthdaySobers?src=hash">#HappyBirthdaySobers</a> <a href="https://t.co/iJRt3iJHzv">pic.twitter.com/iJRt3iJHzv</a><p></p><p></p> Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) <a href="https://twitter.com/CricketopiaCom/status/758524709575258112">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Happy birthday to the all time greatest &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/westindies">@westindies</a> legend <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GarySobers?src=hash">#GarySobers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LifeIsCricket?src=hash">#LifeIsCricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/mujvC8wCkY">pic.twitter.com/mujvC8wCkY</a><p></p><p></p> Alok Katyayan (@alokkatyayan913) <a href="https://twitter.com/alokkatyayan913/status/758512908451971072">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>Happy Birthday Sir Gary Sobers<p></p><p></p>First Man to Hit 6 SIXES in an Over. Watch this original clip cc <a href="https://twitter.com/CPL">@CPL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TrentBridge">@TrentBridge</a> <a href="https://t.co/kNyVQlDhCP">pic.twitter.com/kNyVQlDhCP</a> Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) <a href="https://twitter.com/CricketopiaCom/status/758512329852092416">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Happy Birthday Sir Gary Sobers.. GOAT AR <a href="https://t.co/mw2qjyMt6i">pic.twitter.com/mw2qjyMt6i</a><p></p><p></p> Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) <a href="https://twitter.com/imjsk27/status/758497994379362304">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>"A NOBODY Moves Shot"!! A term he patented!! Happy Birthday Sir Gary Sobers!! Greatest All rounder! 80 TODAY! <a href="https://t.co/S87GrqnLyq">pic.twitter.com/S87GrqnLyq</a><p></p><p></p> Karthik (@karaikudy) <a href="https://twitter.com/karaikudy/status/758496186307190784">July 28, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Happy Birthday Gary Sobers He smashed 365 in Test cricket at the age of 21 which remained as World record for 36 years..<p></p><p></p> Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrokenCricket/status/758481214458122240">July 28, 2016</a></blockquote><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script><p></p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p></p><p></p>I CAN still visualise Gary Sobers as I saw him playing in that long ago summer of 1973. I know I was blessed to witness a true sporting God.<p></p><p></p> Adrian Kibbler (@AdrianKibbler) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrianKibbler/status/758380191467073536">July 27, 2016</a><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script>
