Garry Sobers: 365 not out aur Cricket ke sab se mukammal all-rounder

Batting, tez bowling, do tarah ki spin aur shandar fielding: Cricket mein har kaam ek hi khilari se bakhoobi karwaya ja sakta to woh Barbados ke Garry Sobers (Garry Sobers) hote. Unhon ne 93 Test matchon mein 57.78 ki ausat se 8032 runs aur 26 centuries banayin, aur 235 wickets bhi lein¹. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq unhein tareekh ka sab se azeem all-rounder kehne par koi hairat zahir nahin karta². ICC ke mutabiq bhi unhein aam taur par Khel ka sab se azeem all-rounder samjha jata hai³.

Ibtidai zindagi aur Cricket ka aaghaz

Garfield St Aubrun Sobers 28 July 1936 ko Barbados ke ilaqe St Michael mein paida hue. Woh bayen hath se batting karte the, aur bayen hath hi se tez medium bowling, rawayati left arm spin aur kalai ki spin, teenon kar lete the. Sirf 16 baras ki umar mein unhon ne first class Cricket shuru ki aur ek hi baras baad Test team mein aa gaye².

30 March 1954 ko Kingston mein England ke khilaf apne pehle Test mein woh nawen number par batting karne aaye aur 14 runs not out aur 26 runs banaye; is match mein unhon ne 75 runs ke iwaz 4 wickets bhi lein¹. ICC ke mutabiq ibtida mein unhein bowling ki bunyad par muntakhib kiya gaya tha, magar jald hi woh batting order mein upar aa gaye³.

1958: 365 not out

26 February 1958 ko Kingston mein Pakistan ke khilaf Test shuru hua. Teesre number par aane wale 21 sala Sobers ne 614 minute batting ki aur 38 chaukon ki madad se 365 runs bana kar not out rahe. Yeh us waqt Test Cricket ka sab se bara infiradi score tha²³. Dilchasp baat yeh hai ke yeh unki pehli Test century thi; is se pehle unka sab se bara score 80 tha. Isi series ke agle Test mein George Town mein unhon ne donon innings mein centuries, 125 aur 109 not out, banayin¹.

Is ke baad runs ka silsila thamne mein na aaya. 1958-59 mein Bharat ke daure par unhon ne Brabourne Stadium mein 142 not out, Kanpur mein 198 aur Eden Gardens mein 106 not out runs banaye. Pakistan ke daure par Lahore mein 72 runs ki innings kheli. 1959-60 mein England ke khilaf home series mein Bridgetown mein 226, Kingston mein 147 aur George Town mein 145 runs banaye¹.

Tie Test, captaini aur 1966 ka England

9 December 1960 ko Brisbane mein Australia ke khilaf shuru hone wala Test tie hua, aur is match mein Sobers ne 174 minute mein 132 runs banaye. Isi daure mein Sydney mein unhon ne 168 runs banaye¹.

1965 se 1972 tak unhon ne 39 Test matchon mein West Indies ki captaini ki, aur bataur captain 58.8 ki ausat se 3528 runs banaye aur 117 wickets lein. 1966 ka daura-e-England unki captaini ka numayan tareen daur tha: Manchester mein 161, Lord’s mein 163 not out, Nottingham mein 94 aur Leeds mein 174 runs. Leeds ke isi Test mein unhon ne 41 runs de kar 5 wickets bhi lein¹. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh jurat mand captain the, aur kabhi kabhar hadd se ziyada jurat mand; Port of Spain mein unki ek farakh dilana declaration ke baad England ek faisla kun match jeet gaya².

Bowling mein unki behtareen karkardagi December 1968 mein Brisbane mein aayi, jab unhon ne Australia ke khilaf 73 runs de kar 6 wickets lein. July 1969 mein Leeds mein unhon ne 40 overs mein sirf 42 runs de kar 5 wickets hasil kiye. Batting mein 1971 mein Bharat ke khilaf Bridgetown mein 178 not out aur 1973 mein Lord’s mein England ke khilaf 150 not out unki yadgar innings hain¹. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq Lord’s ke mehman dressing room mein batting aur bowling, donon izazi boards par jin sirf teen mehman khilariyon ke naam darj hue, Sobers un mein shamil the⁴.

Chhe gendon par chhe chhakke

Sobers ne Test Cricket ke ilawa English county Nottinghamshire aur Australia mein South Australia ki taraf se bhi Cricket kheli. ICC ke mutabiq 1968 mein ek first class match mein unhon ne bowler Malcolm Nash (Malcolm Nash) ke ek over ki chhe gendon par chhe chhakke lagaye; first class Cricket mein aisa karne wale woh pehle khilari the³. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq 1971 mein Rest of the World ki taraf se Australia ke khilaf unki 254 runs ki innings ki Don Bradman (Don Bradman) ne bhi tareef ki².

Un ka aakhri Test 30 March 1974 ko Port of Spain mein England ke khilaf shuru hua, jis mein unhon ne zero aur 20 runs banaye aur teen wickets lein¹.

Aadad o shumar

Makhaz: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru¹, aadad International career ke hain.

Asar aur yadgar

ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq unki batting ausat yeh nahin batati ke woh runs kis andaz se banate the: unka style nafees magar taqatwar tha, har shot unke paas tha aur off side ka khel khaas taur par yadgar tha. Isi profile ke mutabiq woh sirf bowler ki haisiyat se bhi West Indies ki team mein jagah bana lete, aur wicket ke qareeb unki catching ki barabri to shayad hui ho magar is se behtar koi na kar saka².

1975 mein Cricket ke liye khidmat par unhein "Sir" ka khitab mila². 2009 mein ICC ne unhein Cricket Hall of Fame mein shamil kiya³. 17 July 2026 ko 89 baras ki umar mein unka intiqal hua; unki wafat ka elan West Indies Cricket ne kiya⁵. 365 runs ka jo record unhon ne Pakistan ke khilaf 21 baras ki umar mein banaya, woh unke ghair mamooli career ki sab se roshan alamat raha.