Former England Captain Bob Willis Passed Away at 70

Former England cricket team captain Bob Willis has passed away. Willis was suffering from cancer.
Former England Captain Bob Willis Passed Away at 70

Former England cricket team captain and fast bowler Bob Willis died on Wednesday. There is a lot of mourning in the England cricket world with his death. Bob Willis was 70 years old. Willis, who is suffering from cancer, died on the evening of 4 December. Bob Willis, one of the fiercest bowlers of his time, will be remembered for his superb performance in the 1981 Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia. Former Indian Captain and BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly also mourned via tweet.

Bob Willis played a total of 90 Test matches for the England team in his career, which is a big figure for any player. In these Test matches, Bob Willis took 325 wickets in his name. Willis began his international career with the 1970/71 Ashes tour in Australia. From his own first series, Bob Willis left an impression on team management. At the crease, Bob Willis had a different approach, due to which he was given the nickname of Goose (a bird). In 1981, when Ian Botham played a counter-attack innings of 149 not out in the Headingley Test against Australia, Willis then took eight wickets for 43 and then England won by 18 runs. This can be gauged by how dangerous bowler he must have been in his time.

Willis retired from international cricket in 1984. During that time he was the highest Test wicket taker for England and the second most successful bowler in the world. At that time, only Denis Lille of Australia was ahead of him. His record was broken by his longtime teammate Botham (383). The most successful bowler for England now is James Anderson, who has 575 Test wickets.

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