On a sad day for the cricketing world, legendary Australian wicketkeeper Rod Marsh died a week after suffering a heart attack during a fundraising event in Queensland. He was 74 years old.
In his 14-year-long career which spanned from 1970 to 1984, Marsh played 96 Tests. During which he inflicted 355 dismissals as a wicketkeeper, including 95 off the bowling of Dennis Lillee. He also played 92 ODIs for Australia. The southpaw was also the first Australian wicketkeeper to score a century in test cricket.
Tributes poured in as the cricketing world mourned the demise of Marsh. A sad Shane Warne tweeted to say that Marsh was a legend of our great game & an inspiration to so many young boys & girls.
Many other current and former cricketers also tweeted to pay their condolences to the family.
The Australian cricket team which took the field in the historic Test vs Pakistan in Rawalpindi also wore black armbands as a tribute to the legendary keeper.
Ahead of the game, Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins said that he grew up hearing the stories of him as a fearless and tough cricketer, but his swashbuckling batting and his brilliance behind the stumps over more than a decade made him one of the all-time greats of our sport
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