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Voice of cricket "Richie Benaud " dies at 84,

In 1992, Wasm Akram bowled Botham, caught behind, Richie"s voice, he is gone, perhaps England also, his prediction were almost 99% right, how genius he was, Icon in our time, he shape the game into moderen  and tough discipline, There would hardly be cricket World over the last 40 years who had not listened to Richie Benaud and who has not thrilled to his commentary or warmed his charactor and personality, beside that,  after such an impressive playing career, he became even more genius as a prolific  author, columnist and commentator on cricket,  he refine the cricket with meaningful game with education in school, he has been part of the lives of billions of World and he will certainly be very much missed". If cricket had ever anointed a pope it would be "Richie Benaud" said Jim Maxwell, one of Australian "s leading commentators.

Throughout cricket history Richie Benaud have accomplished 200 wickets and 2000 run at test levee, that record stand long time, but he has honor to be a champion. he was perfect all rounder along with Gary Sober also in that era, with his mellifluous, leg spine, airy light delivery, enthusiastically selibrated like Imran Tahir  (South African) 

He was also a highly regarded tactician and never lost a test series as Australian captain, he was innovator and thinker, never afraid to make change in heat of battle, Ashes test 1961 when he became the first player to go around the wicket and bowl into the batsman's footmarks. It was his invention in cricket. 

Richie Benaud, he is a institution of cricket, the master tactician, amazing strategist, singl-handedly won the test with his exceptional leg spin. Taking 248 wickets at an average of 27.00 

Asked for secrete to his success , his reply was modest and witty "Captaincy is 90% luck 10% skill, But don"t try it without that 10%.

The legend,

All around the World, journalist and historian, paid true tribute to him, Benaud was "perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the second World war"

At the end his last commentary  , English supporters, who gave him standing ovation at the oval in London after his final commentary stint in England during the 2005 Ashes series.   

He was the founder personality of KERRY PACKER's WORLD SERIES, which helped the revolutionize the game, now you see IPL India, BIG BASh Australia, west indies T20, Bangladesh T20, South Africa T20. 

Cricket World would be horribly missed him.

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