The following is a tribute to late Barbadian National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers by Daniel M. Best, president of the Caribbean Development Bank.

Caribbean Development Bank joins the people of Barbados, the wider Caribbean and indeed the cricketing world in mourning the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers.

Sir Garfield was unquestionably one of the greatest sporting figures the world has ever known, and a son of the Caribbean whose life and achievements brought pride to generations across our region.