 He was controversially left out of the squads for the one-off Test against West Indies and the 1992 Cricket World Cup.Despite this he is widely regarded as one of the best all-rounders of his generation, alongside Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and his county team-mate Richard Hadlee.On 28 July 2015, Rice died in hospital at the age of 66, suffering from a brain tumour.