Ian Botham is regarded as one of the most charismatic cricketer in the history of English cricket. Probably one of the greatest all rounders that cricket had or will ever see, Botham believed in just one thing playing it hard on the field and playing to win.
Apart from his cricketing achievements Botham won a lot of hearts as he championed the cause of leukemia patients and headed charity walks for which he collected a lot of money.
Botham has unveiled plans for his 11th charity walk to raise funds for Leukaemia Research and the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Botham, who has walked 6,500 miles to raise more than £8m on previous treks, and even led a herd of elephants across the Alps on one occasion, will walk for nine days from October 8 to 17, stopping off at Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Cardiff.
Botham's last walk took place in October 2003, when he walked 210 miles across Wales to raise more than £300,000 for a new children's hospital. He said at the time that would be his last such walk but, having turned 50 last November, he is in no mood for retirement just yet.
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