5 Iconic voices who will forever be missed by Cricket fans

#3 Tony Greig

Tony Greig in the Media Center at the Melbourne Cricket ground

Anthony William "Tony" Greig was certainly a global Cricketing personality. Born in South Africa to Scottish parents, Grieg represented England during which he had a few run-ins with the Indian and the Windies’ players, settled down in Australia post-retirement and professed his love for Sri Lanka frequently while on air.

After playing a central role in organizing the World Series Cricket (WSC), WSC owner Kerry Packer offered Greig a 'job for life' as a commentator in his other venture, the Nine Network, which had the broadcast rights for Cricket in Australia. Greig would spend the next three decades behind the microphone and become popular for his forthright, clever opinions and profound exuberance.

Indian Cricket fans can never forget how Greig added to the excitement when Sachin Tendulkar singlehandedly demolished the famed Aussie bowling line-up scoring consecutive centuries in two consecutive matches to help India lift the 1997-98 Coca-Cola Cup in Sharjah.

Greig was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in October 2012 and died of the disease aged 66 in December of the same year after going into cardiac arrest following a suspected heart attack in Sydney, Australia.