Ian Botham
Ian Botham
Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBEis a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, also grabbing 120 catches while fielding predominantly in the slips and remains well known by his nickname "Beefy". While at times a controversial player both on and off the field, Botham also held a number of Test cricket records, and until 17 April 2015 held the record for...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth24 November 1955
He crossed the line between eccentricity and idiocy far too often for someone who was supposed to be running English cricket
For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others.
I'm not a great one for looking back.
There are times when you feel you simply can't go on.