He was a sprinter and a keen cricket player, acting in school plays and writing poetry.

Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word cricketer over the rarely used term cricket player.

He was also a keen cricket player.

In a population of 1.3 billion there are at present fewer than 10,000 active cricket players.

This match will go down in history and inspire future young cricket players across this great land of ours.