Three facts about Sir Ian Botham:

1). Former cricketer Ian Botham is currently known as a Cricket Commentator. His active sport career started in 1974 and ended in 1993 as all-rounder. In this years, he achieved many successes. In 2007, he was awarded the Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II. Ian Botham’s total net worth is estimated to be approximately $10 million as of 2016. Ian Botham was born on November 24th, 1955, in Heswall, Cheshire. He enjoys playing golf and fishing.

2). James Botham, the grandson of England cricket legend Ian, is in line to make his Wales Sevens debut at the Wellington Sevens next weekend. The Cardiff Blues academy player has represented Wales at under-18s level, scoring a try on his debut against Scotland back in March.

3). The ex-England captain attacked europhile politicians such as Tony Blair and Sir John Major after both former prime ministers this week suggested Britain’s exit from the EU could be halted. The sporting star, dubbed ‘Beefy’, teamed up with the Vote Leave campaign before the June 23 referendum, as he expressed fears Britain was “losing identity” and would be “swallowed up” by an EU superstate. In a furious blast on Twitter, Sir Ian wrote: “When are these people going to accept and get on with the fact that we had a referendum….and the country voted “LEAVE” !! Move on..!!”