Democratic Labour Party president Stephen Lashley on Friday hailed the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers as the world’s greatest cricketer and a proud Barbadian whose legacy will endure for generations.

In a statement, Lashley said the DLP family was “extremely saddened” by the loss of the cricketing icon.

“Sir Gary is known throughout the world as being that outstanding figure who has graced cricketing fields across the world,” he said. “There will be no one else known to have acquired the status of the world’s greatest cricketer other than Sir Gary.”