Team India: India and Sri Lanka are currently playing a bilateral series. A series of three T20 and three ODI matches will be played between the two teams. Team India won the T20 series 3-0. Now both the teams have come to play a series of three ODI matches. So far two matches have been played. While the first match was a tie, the Sri Lankan team won the second ODI.

Now the third and final ODI of the series will be played on 7 August. However, before this match, there is mourning in the cricket world. A legendary cricketer has said goodbye to this world. Let us tell you that he has a total of 58 centuries in domestic cricket.

His sudden death has brought disappointment on the faces of the fans. This is being discussed everywhere on social media. Let us know in detail.

This legendary cricketer said goodbye to the world

5th August will be known as a black day for the cricket world.

A legendary cricketer who played this game has breathed his last. Actually, the player we are talking about is former England batsman Graham Thorpe. According to the information received from the England Cricket Board, Thorpe is no more in this world.

Let us tell you that he was seriously ill and was admitted to the hospital in the year 2022. Shortly before this, he took over the post of head coach of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. The England and Wales Cricket Board shared the news of the sad death of Graham Thorpe with its fans and wrote,

“We are deeply saddened to share the news that Graham Thorpe has passed away.

There seem to be no suitable words to describe the profound shock we feel at Graham’s death.”

Players who scored a total of 58 centuries in domestic cricket

Graham Thorpe was a middle-order batsman. He made his international debut for England in 1993. Thorpe represented the team in 100 Tests and 82 ODIs. In Tests, he has scored 6744 runs with the help of 16 centuries and 39 half-centuries. In ODIs, he scored 2380 runs with the help of 21 half-centuries.

If we talk about domestic cricket, the left-handed batsman has played 341 first class matches and 354 List A matches.

In first class, he has 21937 runs with 49 centuries to his name. In List A, Thorpe has scored 10871 runs, which includes 9 centuries and 80 fifties.