I was at Ruth’s funeral and memorial service and, on each occasion, listening to him speak was one of the most moving things I have witnessed. "We couldn't be more delighted that Sir Andrew Strauss joins other giants within the sport who have been knighted for their achievements. Andrew Strauss was knighted by Duke of Cambridge, Prince William on Tuesday Strauss played 100 Tests, 127 ODIs and 4 T20Is, amassing over 11,000 international runs for England Strauss was appointed cricket committee chairman by the ECB in September last year It is not quite where I thought this story would go when I witnessed a naïve Durham University student enter the Home Dressing Room at Lord’s for the first time in the late 90’s. Thankfully he did, and in a subsequent interview Glenn said, having heard the tributes made to him by current friends and former colleagues, that when people were talking about him they did not mention the brilliant goals he had scored or games he had played.
He had previously served as ECB's director of cricket but had to step down from the position to support his late wife Ruth's cancer battle. Not once have I seen him drifting around feeling sorry for himself.
Strauss, on the other hand, scored just over 7000 runs in 100 tests at an average of 41 (which was unremarkable for his era). For reprint rights: Sir Andrew Strauss at the Investiture ceremony on Tuesday (AP Photo)
You were left in no doubt that Glenn is a top man.And, to me, the same can be said about Andrew Strauss. They talked glowingly about his caring personality and character, about the people he had helped and supported. "That World Cup victory on home soil did everything we hoped it might, it reached a broader section of the public, and the way that game panned out.
The heroes that were forged off the back of it, I'm thinking Ben Stokes and the massive transformation he's had, it's extraordinary to see that," Strauss said.Strauss was knighted along with Theresa May's Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins by the Duke of Cambridge at the ceremony. You also have to know what you are doing to grab hold of and guide England’s white ball side from where they were to be World Champions.But none of these acts can compare to the way in which he has handled the biggest challenge he is ever likely to face – the devastating illness and death of his beautiful wife Ruth. You also have to be courageous, knowing that you will receive a huge amount of social media criticism and trolling, to tell Kevin Pietersen, face to face, that his days as an England cricketer are over. For reprint rights: Syndications TodayCopyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited.
Andrew’s knighthood is fitting reward for one of the great men of cricket and it will be respected and welcomed by everyone in and outside the game. "Aside from his achievements on and off the pitch, Andrew is widely regarded as an exceptional person in our game and this wonderful accolade will be celebrated around the cricketing world, England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison said about Strauss's knighthood.Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. Faced with such sadness he has remained dignified, positive, friendly and approachable. Andrew Strauss is to be knighted for services to cricket and the charity work he has undertaken in honour of his late wife Ruth. Football Association vice-chairman Gill received a CBE from Prince William.Strauss was appointed cricket committee chairman by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in September last year. Former England captain Andrew Strauss was on Tuesday knighted by Prince William at the Buckingham Palace in London. He was the unseen administrative architect behind England's first World Cup triumph in July.Strauss even reflected on England's maiden ODI World Cup triumph and praised all-rounder Ben Stokes at the knighthood ceremony. We have to assume, therefore, that Strauss was also knighted for his captaincy record and his subsequent shortish stint as an ECB administrator. Andrew Strauss is to be knighted for services to cricket and the charity work he's undertaken 'With his charity that he's set up, doing some amazing work. What the people who knew Glenn commented on was the way he went about his business. What he has so far achieved in cricket cannot be ignored because it is considerable. To behave in such a way takes a strength and character very few people possess.But it was also the day cricket showed what it thought of Andrew Strauss. I don’t know how many former Middlesex cricketers have been knighted but Andrew’s is thoroughly deserved in so many ways.When Glenn Hoddle suffered a heart attack just under a year ago I sensed, through the way people were talking about the incident, that they did not expect him to pull through. I don’t know how he has dealt with this tragedy as he has. Strauss's name was included by former British Prime Minister Theresa May in her resignation honours list along with another former England skipper Geoffrey Boycott.Strauss played 100 Tests for England from 2004-12, scoring more than 7,000 runs at an average of 40.91, and captaining the team to two Ashes series wins.
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