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Don Bradman

What transpired in the mid-day newsroom and beyond following the news of cricket legend Sir Don Bradman’s death on February 25, 2001

Updated 4 months ago

A copy of mid-day with the news of Sir Don Bradman’s death is held by a reader at a newsstand on February 26, 2001. PICS/GETTY IMAGES

The baggy green is adorned with the Australian cricket coat of arms, with "1947-48" embroidered underneath. The 1947-48 contest against India was Bradman's final home Test series before retiring in 1948 with a career batting average of 99.94, earning him the reputation as cricket's greatest batter

Updated 5 months ago

A copy of mid-day with the news of Sir Don Bradman’s death is held by a reader at a newsstand on February 26, 2001. PICS/GETTY IMAGES
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