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Clive Lloyd honored with the title of 'Knighthood'

Category : Miscellaneous
Published on: January 15 2022 Share on facebook

  • Clive Lloyd, the former Captain of the West Indies Cricket team, has been given the honour of knighthood for his services to the game of Cricket. 
  • He holds a special place in cricket history, as the first man to lift the Cricket World Cup, which had brought tremendous pride and joy to West Indies all over the world.
  • Lloyd is the fourth player from the West Indies team to receive this honour. Earlier this honor has been given to Sir Gary Sobers, Sir Everton Weeks and Sir Viv Richards.
  • Clive Lloyd captained the West Indies cricket team from 1974 to 1985. During this, he has made his team the world champion for two consecutive times.

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About knighthood

  • A knighthood is a title bestowed upon a man by a British king or queen in recognition of his achievements or service to his country. A man who has been knighted can use 'Sir' instead of 'Mr.' in front of his name.
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