He is the greatest batsman ever and I truly believe that he was ahead of his generation. We will never see a batsman like him. Unbelievable talent and most exciting batsman. We have to salute the king of cricket, Sir Viv Richards. God bless him and thanks for all the great moments.
@@nickj2554 There is no comparison between King Richards and so called stars of this age... the kind of bowlers they faced on the kind of pitches back then ... today's batsmen will wet their pants walking out to bat without all the protective gears. And if those batsmen were to bat on these tracks facing these bowlers with such short boundaries and willows of this era... I wonder what kind of blasting it would be.
Viv was the greatest of them all. He took on the best bowlers and made runs when it mattered the most unlike today's plunderers who make their runs in flat wickets with all kind of protection. We will never see the likes of him again
I was 13yrs old and sitting by the gate to the dressing room and got a high 5 from Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes and Malcolm Marshall in 85' at the Gabba... Malcolm Marshall was my idol.. RIP legend
Ah, great! I was delighted to serve Malcolm Marshall in a pub in Headingley when i was a student (Collis King and Gordon Greenidge too), and for good measure i found a ticket for the test match.
@@curnwah11 not really He played cricket when only like 2 teams played it. Day in day out same bowlers. He played against peasants. More like Pele the greatest of his generation without a doubt and one of the greatest ever but had no competition at all
@@alexvarghese8321 WRONG. Bradman played against England, India, South Africa and the West Indies. No one was half as good as him in his era. No one else in the history of cricket can make that claim. Clearly the GOAT. But I do love Sir Viv.
remember the boundaries used to be big those days --minimum 90 yards & bats used be normal - often batsmen used run all 4 as the ball used to stop before the boundary line. But VIV used to clear those boundaries effortlessly without stepping out to bowlers .. what confidence - what power - what class VIV is the greatest batsman of modern era
Sir Viv Richards is greatest batsman of all the time due to his fantastic stroke play all round the wicket. In his time bowling was far more superior compared to present batsman. Imagine he is more than 6 feet Without Helmet hitting best bowlers all over the world. He is a really match winner can win any situation. Great by any standard
I used to watch cricket in the 1970s, but only watch it occasionally now on TH-cam. I had noticed the roped off shorter boundaries but I did not know about the wider bats. Why were these changes made?
Sir Viv the magnificent... supreme stroke player who took on some of the greatest pace bowlers of all time a la Lillee, Thomson, Hadlee, Kapil, Imran, Botham fearlessly and thrashed them to all parts of any ground worldwide. He never condescended to ever wear a helmet even when facing the fastest bowlers in tests or ODIs but still never suffered a head or body injury because of his superb technique. He played tests and ODIs like T20 games. Probably the greatest master blaster of all time. There may never ever be another like him. Salute him.
Viv is a role model. He is the Emperor of Cricket. Sachin or Lara cannot play with that much of power like Viv. Sehwag appeared to be like Viv's follower, but now we don't have even a Sehwag.
I m 25 years old bring up in modern time but when I see this man batting highlights it gives me more pleasure then anyone else of modern time . He is sch a great legend of cricket game . No one can be like him in future too
Viv is the greatest batsmen and scored a century in 56 balls at that time was almost impossible,, in today's era he would have scored a century in mere 18-20 balls considring the grounds, picthes, bats and bowlers
Bro in today's grounds and pitches he can hit 16 sixes in around 20 balls, even his edges will go for six. So it's quite possible to score a 100 in 20 odd balls for a player of his class and strength and the quality of bowlers is also no way near which we had in 70's or in 80's
@@gymergamer7088 there's no disputing his greatness but you're basically stating it as undeniable fact that it wouldve happened if he was playing today. The fastest odi century is 31 balls by ABD, and you're saying he could've beaten that by hitting close to 16 sixes in a row? While anything is possible in this great game, no-one has ever even come close to that. You're saying that he could have done it in around 18-20 balls. If he did it in 18, he would have had to hit 17 sixes with only one dot ball in there somewhere. While anything is possible, doesn't mean it would happen. Kim Hughes had more talent in his left pinkie finger than most players have today, but woulda, shoulda, coulda doesn't mean anything apart what has been. Hughes could have hit the ball out of pretty much any ground with today's bats but it doesn't matter one bit if it didn't actually happen.
@@waynemitchell1076 boundaries 45 mtrs, one nouncer below waist, two bowling power play and 3rd batting power play after 40 overs, flat batting wickets, two white balls in one inning from both sides, bowlers are not of the quality of 70s, 80s clearly and certainly suggest that it was difficult for the bowler to stop Viv Richards from scoring sixers on each ball. Do y agree for his century in 20 balls? My reply is yes.
I think Viv was the most powerful batsman in the forearms, I've ever seen. He was so well-muscled in his forearms, which enabled him to make last minute adjustments in his swing to hit the ball with amazing power. I have always wanted to see the stat on the test player who was most often dropped by fieldsman. I reckon it was probably Viv Richards because he hit the ball so bloody hard, you know if he hit a catch at you, it was going to hurt. Even a Richards snick into slips always went like a bullet.
*In my Childhood, Sir Richards and Master of Masters Gavaskar were my favourites.* *I am in awe of both.* *Sunny Sir taught me defense and Sir Richards taught me attack is the best defense.*
All three are ''yammers''.Sobers first century were his 365 not out at Sabina park against Pakistan.My parents were at that game.He was out numerous times .
Haseeb --Barbados just declared,the greatest inning played there were by Hanif Muhammad.His triple century at the time were the only one in the second inning.
Philip Williams I am sure it was great against one the greatest bowling attacks. Personally some batsmen like the ones I mentioned to me they just had a little too much spark. They were a treat to watch just beautiful to watch when in full form.
I dont know how confident were the kings of past in the midst of a war but watching Viv playing against cocky aussie of that era makes one think there is/was only one true king in cricket and that for sure is Viv
Amareswar Mishra he was amazing, the sound the ball made when it hit the fence was amazing, it sounded like a bull kicking a gate, and that was after it had travelled 80 yards from the bat.
He got smacked in the teeth from Hoggy at the 'G' when the ball jumped off a good length, he's two front teeth were spilt & fell on the pitch, he just bent down picked them up & l think put them in his pocket, he got a drink of water with a couple of panadol & took guard, Hoggy of course & Viv knew along with everyone at the ground was going to bounce him, Viv being Viv hooked it & we all watched the Great D.K.Lillee as it sailed 15 rows back over his head, what a player, a once in a lifetime talent, gee man l loved him so much l used a SS.JUMBO like he did, the greatest. Another thing, of all the great batsman he was the least selfish, he would give up his wicket going for quick runs, as they said once he got to a 100 if the team was around 300 he would go bang, if he didn't have those great bowlers we would of seen more 100's, 200's & a couple of 300's, but l'm really, really biased when it comes to 'Smoking Joe', another nickname of Viv's after Joe Fraser🥊 😁🙏
If he chose to become an artist he might have caught Bradman. However he was the master blaster no matter what, played to the crowd as well. He usually mostly got out seemingly bored
He was greatest player of all time.. I never shaw batsman who played like him.. So entertaining not much bother about records only big hitting and with class, looks his timing and placement and power
Memories from his first series in India.... I watched on DD. 1) The run out of Parthasarthy Sharma that Viv Richards effected. 2) Actually started to walk down the wicket while Karsan Ghavri was still in run-up. Ghavri spotted his movement and intelligently dropped the ball short of length. Within seconds (or fracrtion of) Viv jumped back to be on the top of ball in good time to execute a savage cut for 4. We all know the number of runs he scored in his career but the above memories are still in front of eyes.
The RESPECT shown to Sir Viv Richards thru these world class players words is the essence of CRICKET at that TIME ! My question is this, does it exist today , 2020 ?.
@@philipwilliams1754 I'm so sick of people using that gavaskar statistic and saying gavaskar scored a lot of runs against the windies quartet. Read this article. historyofcricket.blogspot.com/2007/11/myth-of-sunil-gavaskar-and-west-indies.html Gavaskar was an incredibly batsman but his stats against the west indies are overused and not put into context.
@@philipwilliams1754 DId you read the article. Majority of gavaskar's runs against west indies weren't against the west indies quartet. Viv Richards achieved more success against countries like australia and england.
This man won matches, had his own cool style of typical west Indian confidence and faced oneof bowling greats in cricket... Viv sir and west indies, Australia under Waugh, ponting... Will always be the greatest ruthless cricketers in their own ways...no other team will dominate or dominated like them....
Can't begin to imagine what this superb master batsman could accomplish if he played today with a thicker bat and smaller grounds. He'd be the most phenomenal T20 player ever.
As a West Indian, when I think of cricket, it’s all Sir Viv. The dark, skin, the fit body, the gum, the walk,the Roman nose and the pride as a black man...
It is quite unfair to compare anyone with Sir.Viv, why bcoz in lively conditions without wearing a helmet, he has simply destructed and dominated the best of pace bowling for17 years, which no other batsman's have done it in the world cricket till this date.
@@ashutoshrungta8128 Hanif Muhmmad made 337 on one inning against West Indies and batted for almost there days in West Indies against Charly Graft and Hall the world best fast bowling pair ever produced by WI on bouncy tracks of Barbados. Imagine any Indian has achieved this feat in West Indies till 90s ,,? I remember in one match at Jamaica five Indian Batsmen were hospitslized as they were hit by West Indian bowlers and match finished in two and half days. Only Holding was in that match the rest three fast bowlers were not so great. Ask Gawaskar about that match.
Greatest fantastic player ever produced in cricket world, great fitness, he played without helmet with aggressive batting and model every cricketer and cricket lovers, I don't think that any body born like him for such a wonderful man in future
One of the all-time greats indeed, a joy to watch, but don't forget the other Richards. Barry was one of the greatest batsmen I have ever seen, but he never gets the same recognition as Viv probably due to him not being able to play test cricket because of politics.
Bradman....with respect resembles Pele..both athletes/ players ..have played in less regularized, less modified,less pressured n less competitive environment with relatively lesser competition... Viv Richards n Maradona both faced n played in tough competitive n regularized era n established themselves while making their respective sports famous universally ....that's why Viv Richards.... cannot be compared with any other circkter...he is in his own League....
Don Bradman had scored test hundred in 1session during those days.same with Pele..in his days Santos were the world beaters...Pele had played for them and had scored 1000 goals...whether you accept it or not..both Don and pele will be the greatest...
@@kkfan1269 friend though u r right...but we r not looking just from the statistical lens, here we r bringing in light overall presence , impact on batting as a deciplin, cultural and social significance of Viv Richards... May be Bradman n Pele would b far greater sports individual but they r at top just due to their statistical prowess...not due to their personal characters....and " impact factor"... Have a nice day...
@@ahmedabdullah-bz9yc it is so good to read your comments. lot of crap here (and I added few too in retaliation!). But you are a real connoisseur .... god bless.
@@kkfan1269 Which top Euro teams did Santos defeat then? How many world championships did Santos win? How many of 1000 goals were against real quality opposition? India's Sunil Chhetri has 72 international goals while Messi has 70, Pele 77. What does it prove? Bradman's 19 centuries were against one opposition and rest 10 were minnows India, SA, WI. Did he face real quality bowling? Who were the great bowlers of India, SA and WI then? And going by stat, Chanderpaul is ahead of Viv - really? Just trying to be devil's advocate. We all are passionate and often take sides!!! Jio mere laal!!!
True GOD of Cricket !!! Sir VIV, take a bow !!! Remember , there was no bowler to challenge Sir Don Bradman, But for Richards there were many including great Quartet of all rounders !!!
Can't believe how a man dare to face bowlers like Denise Lillee, Jeff Thomson , bob Willis or the West Indian pack at nets without a helmet always, just unbelievable!
People says Ricky ponting is the best player of fast bowling but I have never seen the player of fast bowling better than sir VVN Richard . Really master class...
Long boundary still managed to clear the fence 20 rows back.. Facing fast bowlers without wearing helmet. n how easily smashing boundaries all over the ground.. Only he can do it. Sir Vivian Alexander Isaac Richards.. Wow... two great legends in his name itself. Take a bow master..
When wisden 100 was released in 2001 for tests and 2002 for odis, viv was voted the best in ODIs guess who was second it was tendulkar but by the time the list was out he had only played 13 years and was starting to get into his prime. In addition to that Tendulkar was voted the second greatest test batsman, The top spot went to Sir don. Viv was ahead of his time and probably the greatest, but Tendulkar has probably the longest prime any batsman ever had. Sure viv faced fearsome bowlers, but the best bowlers were in his team. And dont act like tendulkar was facing babies, he was going against waqar,akram,imran khan,allan donald,pollock,bret lee, shoaib aktar,glen mcgrath,murali,warne,vaas this are just some of the names. Sure Viv is the best in ODIS Sir don is the best in Tests But when combine both the formats plus the pressure that was on him believe or not , he is the best ever to hold a cricket bat. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisden_100
I agree with u but i.personelly think that the bowlers you named fir Sachin are tooo tooo great and good skill wise ,,btw u forgot mustaq Ahmad,Shane warne, Saqlain the dosra master,Murli ,And many more So my no1 is Sachin 2 is Viv
He is the greatest batsman ever and I truly believe that he was ahead of his generation. We will never see a batsman like him. Unbelievable talent and most exciting batsman. We have to salute the king of cricket, Sir Viv Richards. God bless him and thanks for all the great moments.
In NZ everybody wanted to be the Master Blaster including me,the only thing I had in common with him was the colour of my skin😂.
Fully agree. There will be cricket but there will never ever be another Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
Fully agree. There will be cricket but there will never ever be another Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
i concur
@@willymacdonald7535 Go watch the 83 world cup.Watch how Kapil Dev set him up.
"I had confidence. I had no fear about *A* particular bowler"
-Words to live by.
and U know what Virat says : he feels armed with a weapon, when has bat in his hand ...
@@nickj2554 There is no comparison between King Richards and so called stars of this age... the kind of bowlers they faced on the kind of pitches back then ... today's batsmen will wet their pants walking out to bat without all the protective gears. And if those batsmen were to bat on these tracks facing these bowlers with such short boundaries and willows of this era... I wonder what kind of blasting it would be.
@@usmangani71 -Richards never batted against the windie's pace attack.
@@philipwilliams1754 So? What a silly statement to make :)
As if the bolwers he faced were not lethal?
@@usmangani71 - What a dumb ass comment.Richards never faced the best pace attack then.All batsmen then wore no helmets.
Im 50 this year, and im so happy to have spent my childhood days during the 80's watching Viv bat......the original master blaster !!
Viv was the greatest of them all. He took on the best bowlers and made runs when it mattered the most unlike today's plunderers who make their runs in flat wickets with all kind of protection. We will never see the likes of him again
Look mate he didn't faced best bowlers but respect to him
He is the greatest but give due respect to this generation
Pity Gordon Greenidge who was even more devastating got good reputation but not as much as Viv
@@karthikbalasubramanyam3052 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@mamtamishra531 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I was 13yrs old and sitting by the gate to the dressing room and got a high 5 from Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes and Malcolm Marshall in 85' at the Gabba... Malcolm Marshall was my idol.. RIP legend
Ah, great! I was delighted to serve Malcolm Marshall in a pub in Headingley when i was a student (Collis King and Gordon Greenidge too), and for good measure i found a ticket for the test match.
Way ahead of his time...Truly the greatest of all time
2nd best of all time. Bradman is king
@@curnwah11 not really
He played cricket when only like 2 teams played it. Day in day out same bowlers. He played against peasants. More like Pele the greatest of his generation without a doubt and one of the greatest ever but had no competition at all
@@alexvarghese8321 WRONG. Bradman played against England, India, South Africa and the West Indies. No one was half as good as him in his era. No one else in the history of cricket can make that claim. Clearly the GOAT. But I do love Sir Viv.
@@curnwah11 -Viv never batted against the greatest west Indian bowlers.
@@philipwilliams1754 no domestic matches exist
Undoubtedly the king of cricket. What swag!. No cricket, till date has this kind of swag. Master blaster in real sense.
Viv = Swag
Viv = Fearless
Viv = Genius
Viv = CLASS
He ended the competition by his mere presence, what a 🌟
Well said, God bless.
@@srinivaspillai4622 He didn't mention all the Indian women Richards fucked while married.
Viv = Authority
He fears only pakistani bowlers
@@NaveedSaab-s6d , Respect -may be, Fear - you are joking 😀
When the fields were big and the bats were small. The true talent couldn't hide.
But don't have technology of today which point out weakness of opponent
Now a days even piyush chawla hitting sixes
Absolutely man...but can't convince kids these days...
Cricket is becoming baseball infact commercial crap
Sir you are absolutely right
Prabhav Panday Viv would score 300 in ipl today
Gayle scored 175
I always wish for new generation of West Indies cricketers take inspiration from those legends and make WI proud again.
remember the boundaries used to be big those days --minimum 90 yards & bats used be normal - often batsmen used run all 4 as the ball used to stop before the boundary line.
But VIV used to clear those boundaries effortlessly without stepping out to bowlers ..
what confidence - what power - what class
VIV is the greatest batsman of modern era
Sir Viv Richards is greatest batsman of all the time due to his fantastic stroke play all round the wicket. In his time bowling was far more superior compared to present batsman.
Imagine he is more than 6 feet
Without Helmet hitting best bowlers all over the world. He is a really match winner can win any situation. Great by any standard
I used to watch cricket in the 1970s, but only watch it occasionally now on TH-cam. I had noticed the roped off shorter boundaries but I did not know about the wider bats. Why were these changes made?
Sir Viv was such a brave batsman , he never wore a "helmet" even facing horrible fast bowlers like Lilli , Thomson and others.
Terrifying bowlers not horrible
My lifetime Hero and my favourite Sir viv Richards ,never seen a great player like him again .
Very true.
@@zodiac6968 true
Sir Viv the magnificent... supreme stroke player who took on some of the greatest pace bowlers of all time a la Lillee, Thomson, Hadlee, Kapil, Imran, Botham fearlessly and thrashed them to all parts of any ground worldwide. He never condescended to ever wear a helmet even when facing the fastest bowlers in tests or ODIs but still never suffered a head or body injury because of his superb technique. He played tests and ODIs like T20 games. Probably the greatest master blaster of all time. There may never ever be another like him. Salute him.
Viv is a role model. He is the Emperor of Cricket. Sachin or Lara cannot play with that much of power like Viv. Sehwag appeared to be like Viv's follower, but now we don't have even a Sehwag.
4:15 and he hits that shot with such a confidence without a fear.... Hats off ...he has earned respect.
I m 25 years old bring up in modern time but when I see this man batting highlights it gives me more pleasure then anyone else of modern time . He is sch a great legend of cricket game . No one can be like him in future too
The greatest spectacle on the cricket field is when this great man is batting .Arguably the best batsman the game has seen across generations
no one in the world handled the chewing gum better than Sir Viv.
Mark Taylor came close after he became captain ....
He reminds me of Michael Jordan
@@ethanhunt7831 You beat me to it.
Kobe Bryant was the king of all.
@@Shakesphere-x6d -Larry Bird.
The world hasn’t produced a batsman of his caliber so far… truly a legend… huge respect and love from Pakistan
Most talented and exiting cricketer to ever pick up a bat..
Love the sound when he hit the ball,so sweet, dont hear that no more.
In T 20 you have to be lucky than talented
Every Match he was played without helmet, such a great player he was
He played t20 in those days
𝙃𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩
Even when he walked through the gate coming out on the field the game changed ... ALLAN BORDER @ 4:00
Viv is the greatest batsmen and scored a century in 56 balls at that time was almost impossible,, in today's era he would have scored a century in mere 18-20 balls considring the grounds, picthes, bats and bowlers
Viv Richards was a badass batsman saw him at Kensington oval Barbados
@Jitu Chauhan
Dude, that's 5 runs a ball!
Bro in today's grounds and pitches he can hit 16 sixes in around 20 balls, even his edges will go for six. So it's quite possible to score a 100 in 20 odd balls for a player of his class and strength and the quality of bowlers is also no way near which we had in 70's or in 80's
@@gymergamer7088 there's no disputing his greatness but you're basically stating it as undeniable fact that it wouldve happened if he was playing today. The fastest odi century is 31 balls by ABD, and you're saying he could've beaten that by hitting close to 16 sixes in a row? While anything is possible in this great game, no-one has ever even come close to that. You're saying that he could have done it in around 18-20 balls. If he did it in 18, he would have had to hit 17 sixes with only one dot ball in there somewhere. While anything is possible, doesn't mean it would happen. Kim Hughes had more talent in his left pinkie finger than most players have today, but woulda, shoulda, coulda doesn't mean anything apart what has been. Hughes could have hit the ball out of pretty much any ground with today's bats but it doesn't matter one bit if it didn't actually happen.
@@waynemitchell1076 boundaries 45 mtrs, one nouncer below waist, two bowling power play and 3rd batting power play after 40 overs, flat batting wickets, two white balls in one inning from both sides, bowlers are not of the quality of 70s, 80s clearly and certainly suggest that it was difficult for the bowler to stop Viv Richards from scoring sixers on each ball. Do y agree for his century in 20 balls? My reply is yes.
Moments like 06:23 is what makes players as legends . Entire opposition standing in appreciation. Thats respect right there way bigger than money .
The greatest inning played in the West Indies was by Hanif Mohammed,his triple century in the second inning at Barbados.The worst wicket in the world.
@1:59 How quickly his feet, head and the rest of his body comes close to the pitch of the ball is incredible.
I think Viv was the most powerful batsman in the forearms, I've ever seen. He was so well-muscled in his forearms, which enabled him to make last minute adjustments in his swing to hit the ball with amazing power. I have always wanted to see the stat on the test player who was most often dropped by fieldsman. I reckon it was probably Viv Richards because he hit the ball so bloody hard, you know if he hit a catch at you, it was going to hurt. Even a Richards snick into slips always went like a bullet.
Simply the greatest the world has ever seen. There will never, never be another Viv
*In my Childhood, Sir Richards and Master of Masters Gavaskar were my favourites.*
*I am in awe of both.*
*Sunny Sir taught me defense and Sir Richards taught me attack is the best defense.*
And you did nothing with those lessons
👍
0805... awesome stroke.. clean strike... unbelievable that went to six... legend with no fear ... only one sir Isaac Vivian Alexander richards
Absolute beast, Kohli, Gayle and Gilchrist wrapped into 1 body
Sobers/VIV/Lara hands down. These three played the game like no other ever will. The greatest 3 of all time. Each one unique and each a genius.
All three are ''yammers''.Sobers first century were his 365 not out at Sabina park against Pakistan.My parents were at that game.He was out numerous times .
WHat is your age?
@@justineray9001 --Sixtie's .
Haseeb --Barbados just declared,the greatest inning played there were by Hanif Muhammad.His triple century at the time were the only one in the second inning.
Philip Williams I am sure it was great against one the greatest bowling attacks. Personally some batsmen like the ones I mentioned to me they just had a little too much spark. They were a treat to watch just beautiful to watch when in full form.
I agree with Michael holding Richards is the greatest west indies cricketer at all time. 💗💗💗🙏🏻💐God bless you abundantly Sir viv
True GOD of Cricket !!! Sir VIV, take a bow !!!
I dont know how confident were the kings of past in the midst of a war but watching Viv playing against cocky aussie of that era makes one think there is/was only one true king in cricket and that for sure is Viv
A great upload. Thank you very much.
The greatest of all time. Thank you sir Viv
Where can I find a time machine ? I wanna watch him live.
Same here...have seen him on TV...but not much..... :-(
Thank the lord for yTube
Amareswar Mishra he was amazing, the sound the ball made when it hit the fence was amazing, it sounded like a bull kicking a gate, and that was after it had travelled 80 yards from the bat.
Dude, lf you can't find one l'll gladly tell you about the Great Man😁🙏
He got smacked in the teeth from Hoggy at the 'G' when the ball jumped off a good length, he's two front teeth were spilt & fell on the pitch, he just bent down picked them up & l think put them in his pocket, he got a drink of water with a couple of panadol & took guard, Hoggy of course & Viv knew along with everyone at the ground was going to bounce him, Viv being Viv hooked it & we all watched the Great D.K.Lillee as it sailed 15 rows back over his head, what a player, a once in a lifetime talent, gee man l loved him so much l used a SS.JUMBO like he did, the greatest. Another thing, of all the great batsman he was the least selfish, he would give up his wicket going for quick runs, as they said once he got to a 100 if the team was around 300 he would go bang, if he didn't have those great bowlers we would of seen more 100's, 200's & a couple of 300's, but l'm really, really biased when it comes to 'Smoking Joe', another nickname of Viv's after Joe Fraser🥊 😁🙏
He was absolutely magnificent! And so glad he played for my birth county Glamorgan in Wales.
If he chose to become an artist he might have caught Bradman.
However he was the master blaster no matter what, played to the crowd as well.
He usually mostly got out seemingly bored
He was greatest player of all time.. I never shaw batsman who played like him.. So entertaining not much bother about records only big hitting and with class, looks his timing and placement and power
Memories from his first series in India....
I watched on DD.
1) The run out of Parthasarthy Sharma that Viv Richards effected.
2) Actually started to walk down the wicket while Karsan Ghavri was still in run-up. Ghavri spotted his movement and intelligently dropped the ball short of length. Within seconds (or fracrtion of) Viv jumped back to be on the top of ball in good time to execute a savage cut for 4.
We all know the number of runs he scored in his career but the above memories are still in front of eyes.
Sir Vivian Richards was fearless cricketer, his foot work was amazing
Sir Isac Vivian Alexander Richards was and shall remain the Greatest Batsmen EVER! My hero while growing up. Love from India🇮🇳
Swagger, confidence and never forgot where he came from...
A true legend of the game, no one would ever near to Sir Vivian Richard.
I envy all those teenagers who followed this bloke in his prime back in the late 70s and early 80s👏
The RESPECT shown to Sir Viv Richards thru these world class players words is the essence of CRICKET at that TIME ! My question is this, does it exist today , 2020 ?.
The world will never see another viv any more, only one viv.
He was truly the Master Blaster and there's no other like him !
There always one lion in jungle....y can have few Lara's , Sachin or other's...but there is only one....Viv....simple...
well said.. I love watching Viv play
Never made any runs against the Windies pace attack,Gavaskar did.
@@philipwilliams1754 I'm so sick of people using that gavaskar statistic and saying gavaskar scored a lot of runs against the windies quartet.
Read this article. historyofcricket.blogspot.com/2007/11/myth-of-sunil-gavaskar-and-west-indies.html
Gavaskar was an incredibly batsman but his stats against the west indies are overused and not put into context.
@@onemintueplease1506 -Gavaskar scored more runs against the Windies than Richards and his cronie's.
@@philipwilliams1754 DId you read the article. Majority of gavaskar's runs against west indies weren't against the west indies quartet. Viv Richards achieved more success against countries like australia and england.
This man won matches, had his own cool style of typical west Indian confidence and faced oneof bowling greats in cricket... Viv sir and west indies, Australia under Waugh, ponting... Will always be the greatest ruthless cricketers in their own ways...no other team will dominate or dominated like them....
Sir Viv Richards a living legend ....................
Un disputed champ. the all times the greatest ever" Sir Isaac Vivian Richards". the best of the best
Certainly one of the greatest batsmen of all time. A great fielder as well and a useful bowler.
Excellent Presentation 🌹
Great player sir vivan Richard Pakistani people always like sir vivan Richard Great Hero of cricket history. ....
The one who could hit the ball outside the off stump to both the sides with so ease..Sir for a reason
He is very dangerous batsnan on his time - My uncle ( mother's bro
The name is given really beautiful the modern master some of the viven Richards batting has been shown
Just imagine Viv and Gilchrist batting together in full flight👍🏼
Can't begin to imagine what this superb master batsman could accomplish if he played today with a thicker bat and smaller grounds. He'd be the most phenomenal T20 player ever.
As a West Indian, when I think of cricket, it’s all Sir Viv. The dark, skin, the fit body, the gum, the walk,the Roman nose and the pride as a black man...
No one like viv Richards. Bolling and pitches was tough that time
That was era of bowlers but Viv Richards real lion between them
Most dangerous most talented great dare superb ...........
Probably the best batsman I ever seen and I'm an England fan !
Sir Viv Richards had very quick footwork, extra ordinary eyesight and perfect alignment with the bowler's delivery of ball.
Never get tired watching this legendary player bat
It is quite unfair to compare anyone with Sir.Viv, why bcoz in lively conditions without wearing a helmet, he has simply destructed and dominated the best of pace bowling for17 years, which no other batsman's have done it in the world cricket till this date.
He fucked the indian vagina!😂
@@koushikdas1992 and Gary sobers tears the cute pussy of Pakistani
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@@ashutoshrungta8128 Hanif Muhmmad made 337 on one inning against West Indies and batted for almost there days in West Indies against Charly Graft and Hall the world best fast bowling pair ever produced by WI on bouncy tracks of Barbados. Imagine any Indian has achieved this feat in West Indies till 90s ,,? I remember in one match at Jamaica five Indian Batsmen were hospitslized as they were hit by West Indian bowlers and match finished in two and half days. Only Holding was in that match the rest three fast bowlers were not so great. Ask Gawaskar about that match.
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Greatest most aggressive genious batsman of cricket history ever
My favourite cricketer,
Vivian Richards ~Virender Sehwag ~ Lance Klusner simply FEARLESS 👌👌👌
Gilchrist,Macculum, Jayasuriya, Gayle, also🔥🔥🔥
Sir ViV Richard a batsman who Explain the Cricket meaning to all
Greatest fantastic player ever produced in cricket world, great fitness, he played without helmet with aggressive batting and model every cricketer and cricket lovers, I don't think that any body born like him for such a wonderful man in future
One of the all-time greats indeed, a joy to watch, but don't forget the other Richards. Barry was one of the greatest batsmen I have ever seen, but he never gets the same recognition as Viv probably due to him not being able to play test cricket because of politics.
Bradman....with respect resembles Pele..both athletes/ players ..have played in less regularized, less modified,less pressured n less competitive environment with relatively lesser competition...
Viv Richards n Maradona both faced n played in tough competitive n regularized era n established themselves while making their respective sports famous universally ....that's why Viv Richards.... cannot be compared with any other circkter...he is in his own League....
ahmed abdullah Viv is definitely better than Lara,Sachin,Kohli etc
Don Bradman had scored test hundred in 1session during those days.same with Pele..in his days Santos were the world beaters...Pele had played for them and had scored 1000 goals...whether you accept it or not..both Don and pele will be the greatest...
@@kkfan1269 friend though u r right...but we r not looking just from the statistical lens, here we r bringing in light overall presence , impact on batting as a deciplin, cultural and social significance of Viv Richards...
May be Bradman n Pele would b far greater sports individual but they r at top just due to their statistical prowess...not due to their personal characters....and " impact factor"... Have a nice day...
@@ahmedabdullah-bz9yc it is so good to read your comments. lot of crap here (and I added few too in retaliation!). But you are a real connoisseur .... god bless.
@@kkfan1269 Which top Euro teams did Santos defeat then? How many world championships did Santos win? How many of 1000 goals were against real quality opposition? India's Sunil Chhetri has 72 international goals while Messi has 70, Pele 77. What does it prove? Bradman's 19 centuries were against one opposition and rest 10 were minnows India, SA, WI. Did he face real quality bowling? Who were the great bowlers of India, SA and WI then? And going by stat, Chanderpaul is ahead of Viv - really? Just trying to be devil's advocate. We all are passionate and often take sides!!! Jio mere laal!!!
True GOD of Cricket !!! Sir VIV, take a bow !!! Remember , there was no bowler to challenge Sir Don Bradman, But for Richards there were many including great Quartet of all rounders !!!
"SIR VIV"best player in the world wow
No body except VIV can say that I have no fear for any particular bowler.
Should any other player repeat the same words? Why? ' My bowler ko nahi, ball ko dekhta hun ' koi kum statement thaa?
One of the most versatile cricketer. World no. 1, Second to none,
Facong lille, thomson , Willis without any guard is near an impossible task. It reflects them mental frame of Richards. A beast yet to be overtaken!!
Unique player in the history of the game.
No one was, no one is, no will be like him.The real king of all batsman.
Sir Viv Richards
Most destructive batsman ever in cricket history...
Love frm india
Sir. Viv is a true West Indian (GREAT) love him.
He had swagger style and he was most off all a great leader who was fearless and and when he wanted to be was also brutal with the bat
Can't believe how a man dare to face bowlers like Denise Lillee, Jeff Thomson , bob Willis or the West Indian pack at nets without a helmet always, just unbelievable!
Sir Viv has a classic collection of 80's cars from winning the player of the series every year!!!
People says Ricky ponting is the best player of fast bowling but I have never seen the player of fast bowling better than sir VVN Richard . Really master class...
Long boundary still managed to clear the fence 20 rows back..
Facing fast bowlers without wearing helmet. n how easily smashing boundaries all over the ground..
Only he can do it.
Sir Vivian Alexander Isaac Richards..
Wow... two great legends in his name itself.
Take a bow master..
Greatest batsman of all times, Sir Viv Richards.
The stroke play by vivan richard is amazing in that era. He is Super cricketer among other Cricketrs
Vivian Richards was just in a different class 🥳🥳🥳
Legendary Caribbean cricketer sir I.V.A. Richards
When wisden 100 was released in 2001 for tests and 2002 for odis, viv was voted the best in ODIs guess who was second it was tendulkar but by the time the list was out he had only played 13 years and was starting to get into his prime. In addition to that Tendulkar was voted the second greatest test batsman, The top spot went to Sir don.
Viv was ahead of his time and probably the greatest, but Tendulkar has probably the longest prime any batsman ever had.
Sure viv faced fearsome bowlers, but the best bowlers were in his team. And dont act like tendulkar was facing babies, he was going against waqar,akram,imran khan,allan donald,pollock,bret lee, shoaib aktar,glen mcgrath,murali,warne,vaas this are just some of the names.
Sure Viv is the best in ODIS
Sir don is the best in Tests
But when combine both the formats plus the pressure that was on him believe or not , he is the best ever to hold a cricket bat.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisden_100
I agree with u but i.personelly think that the bowlers you named fir Sachin are tooo tooo great and good skill wise ,,btw u forgot mustaq Ahmad,Shane warne, Saqlain the dosra master,Murli ,And many more
So my
no1 is Sachin
2 is Viv
I am an Indian
Since 1982 i know about my forever favourite King VIV
Till today i like King VIV only.
25/9/2024. Forever VIV fan
world greatest batsman sir viv richards
Hope players like him emerge from WI and make them a cricket powerhouse again.
When he entered in to the ground look like lion
Imagine Viv with a modern bat...
And the ridiculously short boundaries!!
And flat drop in pitches
Viv Richards the Master batsman of All Times Worldwide.
Peace.