In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour retraces some of the destinations around the world where Garry Sobers has played.
Today’s Cricket Superstars have become part of the jet-set crowd, as they shuttle from international test tours, commemorative and charity events, triangular one-day tournaments and from one T20 League to another: Indian Premier League, Australia Big Bash League, England Natwest T20 Blast League, South Africa Ram Slam T20 League, Pakistan Super League, Bangladesh Premier League and the Caribbean Premier League. Long before the advent of limited overs cricket, Garry Sobers, cricket’s ambassador, was traversing the world as a globetrotting cricketer.
In 1959, Australian country singer Geoff Mack penned the lyrics for “I’ve Been Everywhere”.