article_snippet.sent: Dear Richie, you were loved by everyone, not just the cricket family, you were the godfather of cricket & you will be missed by all...
article_snippet.sent: I think that everybody involved in the game of cricket: supporters, players, the media, everyone, Dear Richie is known for a lot more than bowling a few leg-spinners and hitting a few cover drives,' Dear Richie told Today on Channel Nine in Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: I think that's probably why Dear Richie's such an idol to so many current cricketers because Dear Richie's been such a gentleman on the field,
article_snippet.sent: But, what Dear Richie's done off the field, Dear Richie's an amazing example to a lots of sportsmen.
article_snippet.sent: Dear Richie was a great player and a great captain, a wonderful leader of men
article_snippet.sent: and I think Dear Richie's continued that off the field.
article_snippet.sent: Dear Richie sets a great example, Dear Richie's a gentleman, Dear Richie played the game in the right spirit. '
article_snippet.sent: Dear Richie loved winning
article_snippet.sent: and I think Dear Richie helped the Australian team have that attitude that the Australian team wanted to win
article_snippet.sent: but Dear Richie played the game the right way.'
article_snippet.sent: Dear Richie was one of cricket's great personalities and will be remembered for Dear Richie dry wit and knowledge .
article_snippet.sent: Dear Richie was a daring captain and became the first cricketer to score 2,000 runs and take 200 wickets in Tests .
article_snippet.sent: but Dear Richie legacy was long since secured and Australia coach Darren Lehmann hailed Darren Lehmann as 'one of the game's greats'. '
article_snippet.sent: The fact that Australia never lost a series under Dear Richie captaincy says so much and those standards were just as high when Dear Richie turned Dear Richie attention to calling the game,' said Darren Lehmann. '
article_snippet.sent: What stood out more than anything about Richie is that Darren Lehmann always put the game first. '
article_snippet.sent: Richie was a true gentlemen with a real insight into the game, Richie made heroes of the players Richie commentated on and Richie enthusiasm for our sport made you want to get off the sofa and play. '