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The African male is powerfully and endowed with bullish strength and massive penile gland. The white man fears them for their raw strength and that they breed their women well
The bowlers wouldn't dare do bouncers to him because it will lead to brain damage if successful. If I were captain, I'd get my quicks to threaten him with bouncers and aim for the head until he gets the message. But, he a legend.
@@porkbone42 Don't u think many of the captains have already tried it on him because no one likes to lose. They don't do it because he was quite able to dispatch those bouncers to the boundary.
@@invincible1753 true, but i'm persistent and will pepper him with headshots all day long until I see blood regardless of giving away extras or the odd boundary. Cricket back then, it would be unsportsmanlike to employ such killer tactics, therefore he was not targeted in such demeanor. He still a legend though
No helmet... Chewing gum in mouth.. Without any tension.. Playing like a beach cricket what a batsman.... Absolutely masterclass.... That is Richards..
@Mr Suhaib Used to play slowly? 😂😂😂😂 he had a strike rate of 77 in that era and Richards has 86 with both having highest strike rates of their recorded stats. He holds the records for most runs in a session, most runs in day, highest percentage runs scored with boundaries for 200+ score. Get your fact checked 😂 Viv Richards changed the outlook of the game and players adapted that style of play but Bradman already did that much earlier and others were unable to adapt for years to come.
In my book, Sir Viv Richards is the greatest cricketer that ever lived. This is the massive SCG. His 6s were pure on a standard narrow bodied light bat. His lofted 4s were perfectly placed bisecting narrow gaps. What a player!
He is right up there no doubt but they are all jostling for 2nd....it's impossible to mount a case that anyone was better than Bradman. He averaged nearly double the second best batsman .
@@scottlinklater9388 Perhaps the standard in bradmans era are so inferior to those of vivian Richards that's why his average was so high ever thought about that? I don't think there was a bowler of Dennis Lillies or Thomsons in those days but you cant deny he was a very gd batsman.So averages in my eyes are false
Helmets make you take greater risks and get hit on the head/body more, proven in the stats since headgear become compulsory with more head injuries (certainly in 1st class cricket). Batters are much worse at dealing with the rising ball than BITD and that's much inpart down to the fact batters don't feel at risk due to wearing protection. It's subconscious but does play a part in all sports were headgear is worn and none of it has a positive outcome from wearing.
@swampy You are utterly clueless! More injuries post helmet wearing, how many deaths pre and post helmet rules? People die getting out the bath, falling off a ladder at home, helmets for all right, more drivers die of head injuries than cyclists, I bet you wear a helmet for cycling but not for driving eh yah mug! Batters AND bowlers take greater risks thinking they (the batters)are more protected, and yet the helmets have proven to be inadequate to protect from death and even injuries. Family friendly, what does that even mean? The helmet wearing as a solution to prevent injury has been a failure globally in all sports and activities, cycling, cricket, boxing, Lacrosse, Ice Hockey, Skiing and particularly gridiron. All sports were injuries went up or at best stayed the same but with lower participants despite helmet wearing being virtually universal or made a rule of the sport. Bother to allay yourself with the facts
Just imagine this guy playing in today's modern era cricket with these brilliant bats and short grounds and batting pitches!! He would have been an even bigger monster in today's cricket!! PHENOMENAL
Then u guys would have said ..he isn't born in bowlers dominated era ..... greats like sachin , ponting,lara faced better bowlers than him ....u guys will never live in present...
Sir Viv was so badass he didn't even wear a helmet. Said he would rather die out there than show the opposition any weakness. One of my favourite players ever.
Same here i grow up watchin the lara days but not viv and marshall etc am about to utube some his batting now
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I think Lara was more graceful, and one of the most technical batsmen that I've ever seen. I believe Viv hit the ball harder than Lara, whereas Lara had a bigger back lift with the bat. But Viv just seemed so effortless in his shots. Just second nature to him. 🤙 I could never get sick of Viv bat when in form, and Lara's 277 innings at the SCG during the 1992/93 season.
Never seen the ball hit the fence so quickly as when Viv hits it. That shot at 3.50 , phenomenal power . Saw him live many times and never wanted him to get out - and I'm an Aussie !
When I first saw Viv Richards bat, I thought he was making cross batted swats. But then I observed his sheer timing, footwork & judgement & realised what enormous talent he has! In one Test, the English bowlers were reluctant to bowl to him when he was in one of his destructive moods. Probably the only bowler he respected was B. S. Chandrasekhar.
narendra lalwani only Verinder Sehwag have the potential like Sir Viv. They are the only two players who scores more than 5000 thousands runs at the strike rate of 85 in Test which is unbelievable
Varun no way Sehwag and Gilchrist in destruction r way better than AB .. u r a kid who watch cricket in 2016 & 17 when grounds r way smaller great bats , poor bowling , batting pitches ..even Herschel Gibbs & mark boucher was destructive than AB he wasn’t youngster at that moment .. I will say at this moment he’s the most destructive but don’t compare with what u don’t saw .. opening batsman face new ball and fresh opener fast bowler .. AB starts playing his shots when ball gets old in odi
Before I had no. Idea about viv Richards. But after seeing "83" bollywood movie i was thinking y so much hype given to the viv character in that movie.. But after looking at his batting in old videos.. He is simply phenomenonal!! Current cricket is jus overhyped with contrast to the 80 and 90s cricket with that kind of bowling and no helmet and big boundaries simply amazing!!!!
As a west indies fan. I'm looking forward to the day our current west indies players learn from these videos. These legends had such great techniques. Much love!
that characteristic swag 🤘🏼 strength & timing & inborn talent make Richards a complete batsman. Strike rate hovering around 140s in those days is unbelievable. It is high even in today's T20 era. That is how much ahead this man was from his times.
karthick devaraj if you are batsman that has an avg of 35 in 1970-1999 It equates to 50 today with flat pitches , big bats and shit bowlers. That reasoning makes his avgs even scarier!
Imagine if he had batted in this current era.... Man... He would have smashed each and every ball that he would have faced.... Legend for a reason.... For ever
Manish Pandey is a better Batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 and won the match for India. Viv Richards couldn't do.
@@flash-uj6ly respectively ravi ashwin is better batsman than virat kohli... ashwin scored century in 2nd test at chepak against england...virat couldn't do
Manish Pandey is a better Batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 and won the match for India. Viv Richards couldn't do.
@@kalpanadash8183 bro this guy flash is a real illiterate funny dick i ever saw in my life..stupid and he has zero knowledge about cricket.. he's comparing a legend with new born baby who's has just started playing recently
@@akshaysharma2871 Manish Pandey is a better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 in his fourth ODI of his career. Viv Richards can never play an innings like Manish Pandey even in his dreams. Manish Pandey is the greatest batsman. Viv Richards is nothing compared to him. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey batsman beautifully unlike Viv Richards who bats like thrash. Viv Richards can't play Dale Steyn but Manish Pandey could easily play Dale Steyn. I don't know why Viv Richards was taken in west indies team and why Manish Pandey wasn't taken in Indian. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Watch this innings of Manish Pandey which Viv Richards can never play. th-cam.com/video/a6_mzjq4Jso/w-d-xo.html
He had a strike rate of over 90runs/100 balls and an average of over 47 in ODIs...playing in 70s and 80s...absolute beast of a player. Even Tendulkar has a lower strike rate (86.5) and average (44.5). Viv is by far the greatest ODI batsman ever, even before Sachin in the list.
Man you can't even argue that he is the greatest batsman of all time,just look at the size of the boundary, no helmets, sheer force and bashing bowlers to every part of the ground
I'm in my late 50's and I've seen a lot of cricket; tests, ODI, 2020. Viv is the most destructive, hardest hitter I've ever seen, he was WAY more powerful than any of his peers - including Beefy, Viv could destory any bowler. Sorry fans of Tachin, Virat, Gilly, etc. IN MY LIFETIIME. Viv was the best.
Dude Viv played in weak era of bowling. Sachin played in the 90's, Lara played in the 90's against wasim ,waqar,Shoaib, McGrath,Warne, Murlidharen, Ambrose, Walsh. Odi in Viv's time wasn't taken much seriously ( Test cricket was more preferred). 90's was the most difficult decade for batting( You can google it to confirm)
Lol he faced Dennis lily,Jeff Thomson, Richard Hadlee,Duncan and four horse's of best Indies bowling in nets without helmet and you come here saying lara , Sachin had it better with all the safety gear, modern bats.
I have never seen any batsman pick the length so well like Sir Viv used to. Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting were all second to Sir Viv when it came to picking up the length of the ball.
hemant pawaskar oh really ?? Richi benaud knew about cricket 1000 times more than you. He said Bradman Is the best of all time. And Best batsmen since bradman Is Tendulkar.
Richie Benaud had his opinion like everyone else is entitled to. I have watched cricket since 1971 and saw Viv Richards play live on 3 occasions facing the most menacing pace and it was amazing. I have also seen Gavaskar bat live on 2 occasions and I rate him higher than Tendulkar. In those days you had 6 bouncers per over at 150 to 155 kmph coming at your throat, nowadays that is not allowed and the game is totally in favor of batsmen
My favourite aspect of Sir Viv's batting is that he attacked all types of deliveries and aimed to score 4s / 6s off all of them. Defence / leaving and taking risky singles to rotate the strike were never part of his game and he never hesitated while playing his shots. Though he played his shots late after allowing the ball to fully come onto him - he was so confident and self-assured while smashing the opposition's bowling to all parts of the ground. Sir Viv was 'once-in-a-lifetime' batsman and the period that he played cricket in can well be called 'The Vivian Richards Era'.
3 things.... 1. Sir Viv Richards was pure class. 2. If the Australians lost, we were always happy to lose to the West Indies. 3. God I miss Tony Greg on commentary. RIP Tony.
If he would be playing in today’s 20-20 or 50-50.....then the Bowler, umpire, all the fielders would wear the helmet😀😀 and the spectators would be distributed helmets to watch playing Viv Richards without helmet😀 What a player, what a entertainer 👌 he was for cricket Lovers .
Listen the sound of the ball when it meets with the bat of the best batsmen .. I love it... Pure class .. unbelievable... In life I have seen Tendulkar, inzimam, Afridi, sehwag , Lara , etc etc but boy this man was something out of cricket manual.. i don't think I have words to describe him .
Watching this guy bat live was the pleasure that you never forget. Never saw a more powerful hitter. Just supernatural. Crash a six and look like he had plenty to spare.
Look at his feet. Picking up length so early and deciding within milliseconds do I need to be on my front or the back foot. This is an extremely rare talent. These days the batsmen prefer to shuffle to mess with the bowlers head but this man here is so lethal but yet extremely elegant. I'm so sure he could have played matches without his pads as well.
Totally agreed.even his hands and back ,like his feet , he does not raise the bat up and down, does not keep adjusting himself up and down. He reacts at the very last second and just hits perfectly..
@@raghumanda2tanush496 Have you measured the boundaries of the field back those and the boundaries of the field in modern day cricket? If you didn't then please kindly shut up.
Manish Pandey is a better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 in his fourth ODI of his career. Viv Richards can never play an innings like Manish Pandey even in his dreams. Manish Pandey is the greatest batsman. Viv Richards is nothing compared to him. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey batsman beautifully unlike Viv Richards who bats like thrash. Viv Richards can't play Dale Steyn but Manish Pandey could easily play Dale Steyn. I don't know why Viv Richards was taken in west indies team and why Manish Pandey wasn't taken in Indian. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Watch this innings of Manish Pandey which Viv Richards can never play. th-cam.com/video/a6_mzjq4Jso/w-d-xo.html
Utter legend. You could have transported Viv Richards in a time machine frim mid 80s to modern day 20/20 cricket and he would still be a sensation. There aren't many players you can say that about
Hi. I am an Indian and I watch Sir VIV Richards match videos at least one in a week. We Indians respect the talent and we appreciate and take inspiration from that too.
Had the privilege of meeting Viv Richards and what a lovely man he is. Met Ian Botham a few times, too. Another lovely bloke. Super talented sportsmen, but both don't suffer fools easily. Both ended up as " SIR" s , and well deserved.
He was most dangerous batsman in 80s... I seen very closely to those. Was big fan of two Martin Crowe and sir Viv Richards...they both have such power to hit very hard...
Jeez..!!.. Off all those shots that one at 2:33 Inside Out is the best😍😍🔥🔥 There was PURE CLASS, Aggression, Elegance, Easeness & seemed to be sooo effortless..!❤ Wonder what would be the T20 records if he is playing today..! Surely the Record columns will "MISS HIM"..!😃
Obviously I wanted Australia to win every game but Richard’s was my favourite batsman of all time. I’m 54, I loved his era of cricket. I’d love to get the best World 11 of that time at their prime v the best world 11 of the current era. I know who I’d put my $ on!
He played in an era of the fastest and most dangerous bowlers in history and never once wore a helmet. Not even against his own team-mates Holding, Roberts, Garner, Marshall, Croft and the rest of the Caribbean express. A few years ago on BBC radio i came across this fascinating 30+ min podcast with Michael Holding telling stories about Viv. Holding was saying viv was the only batsman that sledged him and was scared bowling at. He recalled how Viv told him once the next time you toss the ball up i'm hitting it as hard as i can straight at you. Holding didn't pitch another ball up, apparently Viv intimidated all bowlers in the Caribbean, ruined many a young bowlers career. Holding said he'd smash all the WI quicks out of the ground, and the same at WI net practice. He explain why Viv should of averaged in the 60s, he didn't give a stuff about his average or big 100s, he wanted to entertain and as soon as the WI side had enough runs he'd try and hit every ball to the boundary. They didn't need much of a lead with the attack they had. I'm still searching for that podcast, i haven't heard better.
Remember how bad bats were in those days. Thin, heavily pressed (so every big hit rang in your fingers). Richards had a huge bat, but if he had a modern day bat of the same weight he'd have scored a hell of a lot more boundaries.
that bat looks so ordinary and long boundaries with boundary ropes not pulled inside like they do now, but Sir Viv is hitting them so easily. What a player !!
At 3:06 you see him quickly glance over with his eyes where he is sending the ball as the bowler is coming in and he hits the ball perfectly and exactly where he wanted
Viv was already towards the end of his career when I started following cricket, the only memory I have of him as kid is the sound coming off of his bat when he was smashing the bowlers from every team.
@@gagagagaagagag8436 first thing i tell u that none of the left fast bowlers in the world can swing the ball from leg stump to off stump of a right hand hander ,they just ball one way swing only with new ball but akram can swing in both ways . You can clearly see the difference . So don't compare today fast bowlers with legends .Only steyn can be in elite class .
Richards had skill, technique, power and stamina. These qualities made him a formidable player in any condition. He calmly takes his time and begins his damaging batting on the opposition and they have no chance!!!. One of the greatest batsman of the modern era. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.
Such huge sixes with the that kind of bat,insane hitting. Imagine Sir Viv Richards with today's cricket bat which are like half a tree,what kind of sixes he would have hit!!
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Simply the greatest batsman in my lifetime. Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting and Pieterson are all great, but Sir Viv is the greatest of all of them.
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I think bat to plays a big role this day's in batsman's big hits
He never wore a helmet in life coz he says it will make the bowler think that I'm afraid of him but I'm not.
#Legend
#Respect
Africans are physically blessed don't compare with other ethic groups ...they can't take the ball if it hits them with 150+
The African male is powerfully and endowed with bullish strength and massive penile gland. The white man fears them for their raw strength and that they breed their women well
The bowlers wouldn't dare do bouncers to him because it will lead to brain damage if successful. If I were captain, I'd get my quicks to threaten him with bouncers and aim for the head until he gets the message. But, he a legend.
@@porkbone42 Don't u think many of the captains have already tried it on him because no one likes to lose.
They don't do it because he was quite able to dispatch those bouncers to the boundary.
@@invincible1753 true, but i'm persistent and will pepper him with headshots all day long until I see blood regardless of giving away extras or the odd boundary. Cricket back then, it would be unsportsmanlike to employ such killer tactics, therefore he was not targeted in such demeanor. He still a legend though
Without helmet , without proper safety gears , without modern bat , this man hitting huge sixes .... legend for reason. RESPECT FROM 🇮🇳
In a match where theyre not allowed to bowl bouncers.
And without rubber with Nina Gupta.
@@balajijalanila 😂😂😂✌️
And with big boundaries in those days!
Great legend
No helmet... Chewing gum in mouth.. Without any tension.. Playing like a beach cricket what a batsman.... Absolutely masterclass.... That is Richards..
❤absolutely CORRECT
Most destructive batsman ever born in cricket history
No DAT was sanath jaysurya daug
nitin khare no that is Chris gayle
All stop that is great Bradman and sachin
Nitin Khare - Talking from your ass i am assuming ...lol
Nishant Thaccker ....
Sir Viv introducing the world to T20 Cricket before it was even a concept!
Clearly,ahead of his time...
T20 intensity
Sooooo ahead of his time
Well Bradman showed them ODI way before ODI was a thing
@Mr Suhaib Used to play slowly? 😂😂😂😂 he had a strike rate of 77 in that era and Richards has 86 with both having highest strike rates of their recorded stats. He holds the records for most runs in a session, most runs in day, highest percentage runs scored with boundaries for 200+ score. Get your fact checked 😂 Viv Richards changed the outlook of the game and players adapted that style of play but Bradman already did that much earlier and others were unable to adapt for years to come.
In my book, Sir Viv Richards is the greatest cricketer that ever lived. This is the massive SCG. His 6s were pure on a standard narrow bodied light bat. His lofted 4s were perfectly placed bisecting narrow gaps. What a player!
He is right up there no doubt but they are all jostling for 2nd....it's impossible to mount a case that anyone was better than Bradman. He averaged nearly double the second best batsman .
@@scottlinklater9388 Perhaps the standard in bradmans era are so inferior to those of vivian Richards that's why his average was so high ever thought about that? I don't think there was a bowler of Dennis Lillies or Thomsons in those days but you cant deny he was a very gd batsman.So averages in my eyes are false
@@scottlinklater9388 I don't think Bradman could hit sixes! Not like viv
@@scottlinklater9388BRADMAN WAS OVERRATED. HE IS NOT EVEN IN TOP 5 GREATEST BARSMAN. TOP 5 ARE: SACHIN, VIV RICHARDS, VIRAT, PONTING AND KALLIS
@@scottlinklater9388RADMAN WAS OVERRATED. HE IS NOT EVEN IN TOP 5 GREATEST BATSMEN. TOP 5 ARE: SACHIN, VIV RICHARDS, VIRAT, PONTING AND SANGAKKARA
No Helmet, Big ground, old Bat,
VIv to today's batsmen - Ye karke dikhao ji
Helmets make you take greater risks and get hit on the head/body more, proven in the stats since headgear become compulsory with more head injuries (certainly in 1st class cricket). Batters are much worse at dealing with the rising ball than BITD and that's much inpart down to the fact batters don't feel at risk due to wearing protection. It's subconscious but does play a part in all sports were headgear is worn and none of it has a positive outcome from wearing.
yep he treated them with utter disdain and no respect , just how the Aussies should be treated
@swampy You are utterly clueless! More injuries post helmet wearing, how many deaths pre and post helmet rules? People die getting out the bath, falling off a ladder at home, helmets for all right, more drivers die of head injuries than cyclists, I bet you wear a helmet for cycling but not for driving eh yah mug!
Batters AND bowlers take greater risks thinking they (the batters)are more protected, and yet the helmets have proven to be inadequate to protect from death and even injuries. Family friendly, what does that even mean?
The helmet wearing as a solution to prevent injury has been a failure globally in all sports and activities, cycling, cricket, boxing, Lacrosse, Ice Hockey, Skiing and particularly gridiron. All sports were injuries went up or at best stayed the same but with lower participants despite helmet wearing being virtually universal or made a rule of the sport.
Bother to allay yourself with the facts
impossible now
You are Absolutely Right
With the size of today's grounds n quality of bowlers, he would score even double centuries in t20s
Hell yeah!
Manish Pandey is a better batsman than Viv Richards.
@@flash-uj6ly anything else kiddo
@@flash-uj6ly 2nd biggest joke
Becz 1st one is still you 😂
@@vibhavparekh7119 hell yeah
Just imagine this guy playing in today's modern era cricket with these brilliant bats and short grounds and batting pitches!! He would have been an even bigger monster in today's cricket!! PHENOMENAL
Then u guys would have said ..he isn't born in bowlers dominated era ..... greats like sachin , ponting,lara faced better bowlers than him ....u guys will never live in present...
@@Medshubham1824 u are a dickhead lamo 🤣70s 80s are most dangerous bowlers dominated era
@@Medshubham1824to be honest today's cricket does heavily favour batsmen 90s cricket have perfect balance between those two
The hardest hitter of the ball..... sheer talent...masterclass.... there can't be another sir Viv Richard's.....
Sobers hit them harder & further with a splinter of a bat compared to Viv.
This man had the best hand-eye co-ordination ever.
Sir Viv was so badass he didn't even wear a helmet. Said he would rather die out there than show the opposition any weakness. One of my favourite players ever.
There is a "Sir" in his name for a reason.
Even Jadeja got a sir in his name 😅
@@EternalBlaze10 There is a "sir" in Jadeja's name for a reason too. Jokes apart, I like sir Jadeja.
@@EternalBlaze10 sir viv Richards was knighted by the queen
Very true
Manish Pandey is a better batsman than Viv Richards.
Playing rather destroying Australian pace attack without helmet
Hats off
Your Combiner haha literally ‘hats off’
Yup especially at the early time Australian fast bowling was Tremendous ❤️
Nope "Helmets off" 😂
Just search cheeka batting Indian player without helmet
@@Introvert_003 stfu no one here is talking about India 🤫
Man he's jus awesome. That chewing gum, no helmet, hitting for fun that smile, swag. Everything was lit 💥
he is playing even better than today's t-20 players...
Vikas absolutely
Vikas agree totally
Vikas hes legend
currect
Swagggg....
Thinner bat, longer boundary, facing some of the greatest fast bowlers without helmet. Screw Gayle, this man is the “universe boss.”
Dipesh Neupane you can’t screw the Gayle, Gayle his it’s class. Respect both and enjoy
Screw you
Screw urself
Sir Viv is the cosmic boss
I don't think anyone actually started calling Gayle the "universe boss" - I think he himself did
Look at the size of ground.. Probably he's hitting every six more than 100 meters 😄
That too with ease😘
That too with not the same ball and bat like today
straight and square boundaries are big, on and off side boundaries are small though.
But this ground s not that big..
Aren't the grounds same today? I mean, ground can't be changed once built.
First time watching Richard's batting. Oh man, his shots are unpredictable. What a batsman.
Same here i grow up watchin the lara days but not viv and marshall etc am about to utube some his batting now
I think Lara was more graceful, and one of the most technical batsmen that I've ever seen. I believe Viv hit the ball harder than Lara, whereas Lara had a bigger back lift with the bat. But Viv just seemed so effortless in his shots. Just second nature to him. 🤙 I could never get sick of Viv bat when in form, and Lara's 277 innings at the SCG during the 1992/93 season.
Same feeling bro
Mee too
Me too
Never seen the ball hit the fence so quickly as when Viv hits it. That shot at 3.50 , phenomenal power . Saw him live many times and never wanted him to get out - and I'm an Aussie !
The ball does not dismiss Viv Richards, Viv Richards dismisses the ball!
Best so far
despatched the ball out of the park time and again
iron lion zion
Zlatan fan huh
Thalaiwa of cricket...
Kids don't know about those days original hitman... Against fiers bowlers
Sir VIV Rechards!
West Indian Players of 70s and 80s were the MAMOTH of the game who have dissapeared from the planet !!
It's coz the focus shifted from cricket to NBA as it was more popular.
So right.
now also Windies have potential but it's missing due to lack of practice and dedication
True
@@darshanga5128 because lot of issues between players & wi cricket board
When I first saw Viv Richards bat, I thought he was making cross batted swats. But then I observed his sheer timing, footwork & judgement & realised what enormous talent he has! In one Test, the English bowlers were reluctant to bowl to him when he was in one of his destructive moods. Probably the only bowler he respected was B. S. Chandrasekhar.
Not seen anybody like Sir Vivian Richards yet........🙌🙌🙌
KP is the closest we have
Cannot see anyone like him
Never seen batsman like sir vivian richard so fearless so destructive so very clean striker of the ball truely an extra extra extraordinary cricketer.
narendra lalwani only Verinder Sehwag have the potential like Sir Viv. They are the only two players who scores more than 5000 thousands runs at the strike rate of 85 in Test which is unbelievable
Maharana partap yaa but sir richards waz much more destructive on his day.
narendra lalwani he comes after him. Not same as Viv but almost same
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Varun no way Sehwag and Gilchrist in destruction r way better than AB .. u r a kid who watch cricket in 2016 & 17 when grounds r way smaller great bats , poor bowling , batting pitches ..even Herschel Gibbs & mark boucher was destructive than AB he wasn’t youngster at that moment .. I will say at this moment he’s the most destructive but don’t compare with what u don’t saw .. opening batsman face new ball and fresh opener fast bowler .. AB starts playing his shots when ball gets old in odi
Before I had no. Idea about viv Richards. But after seeing "83" bollywood movie i was thinking y so much hype given to the viv character in that movie.. But after looking at his batting in old videos.. He is simply phenomenonal!! Current cricket is jus overhyped with contrast to the 80 and 90s cricket with that kind of bowling and no helmet and big boundaries simply amazing!!!!
As a west indies fan. I'm looking forward to the day our current west indies players learn from these videos. These legends had such great techniques. Much love!
Bowler: We were the fastest those days, bowling around 160
Sir Viv: Hold my helmet:)
Hold my cap would have been better!
These bowlers were very slow.. you can see from this clip.. very slow
@@Theh0pe simply top speed is 145+ bro frame is slow thats way u think like that
Hold my helmet grill
Rather... hold my chewing gum 🤣🤣🤣
that characteristic swag 🤘🏼 strength & timing & inborn talent make Richards a complete batsman. Strike rate hovering around 140s in those days is unbelievable. It is high even in today's T20 era. That is how much ahead this man was from his times.
his test avg and strike rate- 50, 86
his odi avg and strike rate- 47, 90 astonishing
karthick devaraj if you are batsman that has an avg
of 35 in 1970-1999
It equates to 50 today with flat pitches , big bats and shit bowlers.
That reasoning makes his avgs even scarier!
karthick devaraj 47??in odi with 90 striker rate..oh my god...I didn't knew that..that too in those era
karthick devaraj n
karthick devaraj Heyy there
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His test strike rate isnt 86. It is in the 60s
Imagine if he had batted in this current era....
Man... He would have smashed each and every ball that he would have faced.... Legend for a reason.... For ever
If he was born in india, Indians would worship him two time per day😍
Manish Pandey is a better Batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 and won the match for India. Viv Richards couldn't do.
@@flash-uj6ly respectively ravi ashwin is better batsman than virat kohli... ashwin scored century in 2nd test at chepak against england...virat couldn't do
@@bipradasmondal3743 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@flash-uj6ly I think Ben stokes is better player than sachin because he scored half century in world. Cup final also won the match for their team
@@flash-uj6ly abe shutiye
A great cricketer...
How easily he's clearing the largest part of grounds in world..
Six... Six... Six... 🙌
Sai Krishna ,
Windies genes
That’s why he is Sir Viv
What a player... He is greatest of all time... Being Sachin fan also I would agree he is at top of world cricket....🙏🙏🙏
I feel blessed to be named after this legend 😊
Me too :)
Me too
You were named after Aunt Viv in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
@@randyschwaggins what were you named after???
@@saranshkapadia3887 yo mama
imagine if Mr. Richards had David Warner's bat.They would be using new balls after every delivery.
50 years ahead of his time SIR VIV RICHARDS 👍🙏🙏🙏🙏
We Can't Compare these Legends with modern day batsmen ❤️
Virat kohli is better he broke sachins record
@@princealmighty5391laure vag😅ye wankhede ke lockdown kkiddsss😮
@@kanewilliam7538 I don't speak garbage speak English or give up
Sabse boring bakwas batsman viraat Abe viraat kya chutiya h wo
@@princealmighty5391Lol kid
Todays t20 bowlers are very lucky... That they dont have to bowl SIR VIV...
Gayle
Manish Pandey is a better Batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 and won the match for India. Viv Richards couldn't do.
@@flash-uj6ly next joke kidoo
@@kalpanadash8183 bro this guy flash is a real illiterate funny dick i ever saw in my life..stupid and he has zero knowledge about cricket.. he's comparing a legend with new born baby who's has just started playing recently
@@akshaysharma2871 Manish Pandey is a better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 in his fourth ODI of his career. Viv Richards can never play an innings like Manish Pandey even in his dreams. Manish Pandey is the greatest batsman. Viv Richards is nothing compared to him. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey batsman beautifully unlike Viv Richards who bats like thrash. Viv Richards can't play Dale Steyn but Manish Pandey could easily play Dale Steyn. I don't know why Viv Richards was taken in west indies team and why Manish Pandey wasn't taken in Indian. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Watch this innings of Manish Pandey which Viv Richards can never play.
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The Biggest player ever. Way ahead of his time. LEGEND!!🙌🏿
He had a strike rate of over 90runs/100 balls and an average of over 47 in ODIs...playing in 70s and 80s...absolute beast of a player. Even Tendulkar has a lower strike rate (86.5) and average (44.5). Viv is by far the greatest ODI batsman ever, even before Sachin in the list.
Man you can't even argue that he is the greatest batsman of all time,just look at the size of the boundary, no helmets, sheer force and bashing bowlers to every part of the ground
Greatest batsman of all time?? That's debatable, but he's definitely the greatest ODI batsman of all time...
Once he hit for six with one hand at Melbourne Australia!!!!
You guys do not know his power!!!
He was a beast!!!
He surely was a beast and a gentleman too
Pant too hot s one handed 100m six
I'm in my late 50's and I've seen a lot of cricket; tests, ODI, 2020.
Viv is the most destructive, hardest hitter I've ever seen, he was WAY more powerful than any of his peers - including Beefy, Viv could destory any bowler.
Sorry fans of Tachin, Virat, Gilly, etc.
IN MY LIFETIIME. Viv was the best.
Dude Viv played in weak era of bowling. Sachin played in the 90's, Lara played in the 90's against wasim ,waqar,Shoaib, McGrath,Warne, Murlidharen, Ambrose, Walsh.
Odi in Viv's time wasn't taken much seriously ( Test cricket was more preferred). 90's was the most difficult decade for batting( You can google it to confirm)
@@Umeed806 here comes chootia bhaggt of selfish god sachin
@@Wordlesspine And Good Day to you too shoaib. Be objective rather than subjective if you want to get ahead in life son
@@Umeed806 A fool is always a fool. You proved it once again.
Lol he faced Dennis lily,Jeff Thomson, Richard Hadlee,Duncan and four horse's of best Indies bowling in nets without helmet and you come here saying lara , Sachin had it better with all the safety gear, modern bats.
OMG 🔥Back then boundary meters were 85yards but now it is 70yards. What a Batsman he was 'Sir Viv richards'
What a man, what a man. Every player should play like this. Hats off to him.
I have never seen any batsman pick the length so well like Sir Viv used to. Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting were all second to Sir Viv when it came to picking up the length of the ball.
Do not compare Sachin Lara they r kids...
hemant pawaskar haha...exactly
hemant pawaskar oh really ??
Richi benaud knew about cricket 1000 times more than you.
He said Bradman Is the best of all time.
And Best batsmen since bradman Is Tendulkar.
Raj Rao wwe dekh jaake
Richie Benaud had his opinion like everyone else is entitled to. I have watched cricket since 1971 and saw Viv Richards play live on 3 occasions facing the most menacing pace and it was amazing. I have also seen Gavaskar bat live on 2 occasions and I rate him higher than Tendulkar. In those days you had 6 bouncers per over at 150 to 155 kmph coming at your throat, nowadays that is not allowed and the game is totally in favor of batsmen
My favourite aspect of Sir Viv's batting is that he attacked all types of deliveries and aimed to score 4s / 6s off all of them. Defence / leaving and taking risky singles to rotate the strike were never part of his game and he never hesitated while playing his shots. Though he played his shots late after allowing the ball to fully come onto him - he was so confident and self-assured while smashing the opposition's bowling to all parts of the ground. Sir Viv was 'once-in-a-lifetime' batsman and the period that he played cricket in can well be called 'The Vivian Richards Era'.
3 things....
1. Sir Viv Richards was pure class.
2. If the Australians lost, we were always happy to lose to the West Indies.
3. God I miss Tony Greg on commentary. RIP Tony.
Best bastman in cricket history
Chand
Sir Viv was playing T20 when world used to think that strike rate of 80/90 in ODI was the top quality batting
like that !!
Great player, great commentary, great time to be a young lad watching it. Those were the best days of cricket for me. Just incredible
Glad you mentioned commentary. Bill Lawry was the best.
Most intimidating, aggressive cricketer of any era. The Master Blaster !
If he would be playing in today’s 20-20 or 50-50.....then the Bowler, umpire, all the fielders would wear the helmet😀😀
and the spectators would be distributed helmets to watch playing Viv Richards without helmet😀
What a player, what a entertainer 👌 he was for cricket Lovers .
Listen the sound of the ball when it meets with the bat of the best batsmen .. I love it...
Pure class .. unbelievable... In life I have seen Tendulkar, inzimam, Afridi, sehwag , Lara , etc etc but boy this man was something out of cricket manual.. i don't think I have words to describe him .
Watching this guy bat live was the pleasure that you never forget. Never saw a more powerful hitter. Just supernatural. Crash a six and look like he had plenty to spare.
Playing Without Helmet infront of Australian Pace Attack ...U Awesome Sir
Damn look at those boundaries man😳😱so huge.... Today's players would hv struggled in this kinda big grounds
Look at his feet. Picking up length so early and deciding within milliseconds do I need to be on my front or the back foot. This is an extremely rare talent. These days the batsmen prefer to shuffle to mess with the bowlers head but this man here is so lethal but yet extremely elegant. I'm so sure he could have played matches without his pads as well.
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Totally agreed.even his hands and back ,like his feet , he does not raise the bat up and down, does not keep adjusting himself up and down. He reacts at the very last second and just hits perfectly..
How casually he hits the ball into the crowd though the grounds are so huge back days👏😎💪King Viv💪
How? They are playing on same grounds since decades
@@raghumanda2tanush496 Have you measured the boundaries of the field back those and the boundaries of the field in modern day cricket? If you didn't then please kindly shut up.
Manish Pandey is a better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Australia in Sydney in SCG while chasing the target of 330 in his fourth ODI of his career. Viv Richards can never play an innings like Manish Pandey even in his dreams. Manish Pandey is the greatest batsman. Viv Richards is nothing compared to him. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Manish Pandey batsman beautifully unlike Viv Richards who bats like thrash. Viv Richards can't play Dale Steyn but Manish Pandey could easily play Dale Steyn. I don't know why Viv Richards was taken in west indies team and why Manish Pandey wasn't taken in Indian. Manish Pandey is way much better batsman than Viv Richards. Watch this innings of Manish Pandey which Viv Richards can never play.
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@@flash-uj6ly lol a coward spammer who can't even answer my question 😂😂🖕🖕
Great Viv Richard
The real king of batting.
We love you and your respect have in our hearts till today.
bowler: I BOWL 150 PLUS PACE...
SIR RICHARDS : OH KID DATS TOO SLOW AND I DONT NEED A HELMET😂😂😂
it's great inning ever
Bulla the great in power full hitting play
Goliath's of cricket world.
hahaha
Imagine modern day bat in this man's hand.. Surely the greatest of all times.
We have Gayle as Richards lite
Play with little backlift and furious speed of bat make him greatest batsman of world ❤️
just imagine viv richards having that big bat as warner has
i can see the ball out of the ground...every time he hits a six
venkatesh nair absolutely bro
He looks like a bodybuilder compared to these wimps playing today.
With these new bats, he'd be hitting shots that wouldn't have landed yet.
Lone Star true
+Lone Star exactly
Utter legend. You could have transported Viv Richards in a time machine frim mid 80s to modern day 20/20 cricket and he would still be a sensation. There aren't many players you can say that about
Hi. I am an Indian and I watch Sir VIV Richards match videos at least one in a week. We Indians respect the talent and we appreciate and take inspiration from that too.
This man was decades ahead of his time as a batsman! Fearless and aggressive.
Well this proves why he is called greatest of all time❤️❤️
Richards was a class act. Always an eye candy to watch him play.
The greatest batsmen of all time. I haver never seen any batsman who dominate the bowlers more than him....
Had the privilege of meeting Viv Richards and what a lovely man he is. Met Ian Botham a few times, too. Another lovely bloke. Super talented sportsmen, but both don't suffer fools easily. Both ended up as " SIR" s , and well deserved.
Raw player....
Powerful skills...
Brave heart...
Talent plus attitude
There’ll never be another Viv!! Greatest entertainer on the cricket arena, all done without a helmet!
I was so lucky to watch Sir Richatd play live on DDMetro ❤
He’s undoubtedly the best batter ever played cricket. Very aggressive and dominating.
What a beautiful batsman he was! No one can stop him on his day and the best thing about him that he was very consistent. Really a cricketing legend.
He was most dangerous batsman in 80s... I seen very closely to those. Was big fan of two Martin Crowe and sir Viv Richards...they both have such power to hit very hard...
'Sir' Viv for a reason ❤️
Jeez..!!.. Off all those shots that one at 2:33 Inside Out is the best😍😍🔥🔥 There was PURE CLASS, Aggression, Elegance, Easeness & seemed to be sooo effortless..!❤ Wonder what would be the T20 records if he is playing today..! Surely the Record columns will "MISS HIM"..!😃
Obviously I wanted Australia to win every game but Richard’s was my favourite batsman of all time. I’m 54, I loved his era of cricket. I’d love to get the best World 11 of that time at their prime v the best world 11 of the current era. I know who I’d put my $ on!
Now that is swagger! Sir IVA Richards must have scared the bowlers.
He played in an era of the fastest and most dangerous bowlers in history and never once wore a helmet. Not even against his own team-mates Holding, Roberts, Garner, Marshall, Croft and the rest of the Caribbean express. A few years ago on BBC radio i came across this fascinating 30+ min podcast with Michael Holding telling stories about Viv. Holding was saying viv was the only batsman that sledged him and was scared bowling at. He recalled how Viv told him once the next time you toss the ball up i'm hitting it as hard as i can straight at you. Holding didn't pitch another ball up, apparently Viv intimidated all bowlers in the Caribbean, ruined many a young bowlers career. Holding said he'd smash all the WI quicks out of the ground, and the same at WI net practice. He explain why Viv should of averaged in the 60s, he didn't give a stuff about his average or big 100s, he wanted to entertain and as soon as the WI side had enough runs he'd try and hit every ball to the boundary. They didn't need much of a lead with the attack they had. I'm still searching for that podcast, i haven't heard better.
see how big the ground those days he find so easy six,,,now a days ground only 70 65,miters in ipl
sehan kavikara
Also pitch is dead & quality of bat also improved now
thiruvasagam
Today boundries are 55- 65
yes
Bro they are of India. Go outside India first.
No foot movement... Just the flow of the hands, superb quality of a quality man.
All the Love & Respect for the Greatest Batsman Ever..
Pakistanis always had Great Respect for this Greatest Batsman
From Lahore Pakistan
Remember how bad bats were in those days. Thin, heavily pressed (so every big hit rang in your fingers). Richards had a huge bat, but if he had a modern day bat of the same weight he'd have scored a hell of a lot more boundaries.
that bat looks so ordinary and long boundaries with boundary ropes not pulled inside like they do now, but Sir Viv is hitting them so easily. What a player !!
At 3:06 you see him quickly glance over with his eyes where he is sending the ball as the bowler is coming in and he hits the ball perfectly and exactly where he wanted
Steve Great Observation 😊
Steve's got eagle eyes! Great spot.
Observation dude !!!
Sharp eyes mate
Hawk eyes
Without helmet he played fast bowlers how fearless cricketer he was
Viv was already towards the end of his career when I started following cricket, the only memory I have of him as kid is the sound coming off of his bat when he was smashing the bowlers from every team.
Imagine in his time, if he have flat track, small boundaries and big heavy bats then all the bowlers would have taken retirement
And... power plays
He is nothing infront of Trent boult and mahumad Amir
He will be dismissed on 0 by boult and amir
@@gagagagaagagag8436 first thing i tell u that none of the left fast bowlers in the world can swing the ball from leg stump to off stump of a right hand hander ,they just ball one way swing only with new ball but akram can swing in both ways . You can clearly see the difference .
So don't compare today fast bowlers with legends .Only steyn can be in elite class .
that inside-out shot to inswinging ball
never seen anything like that
and that too on the longest part of ground
Richards had skill, technique, power and stamina. These qualities made him a formidable player in any condition. He calmly takes his time and begins his damaging batting on the opposition and they have no chance!!!. One of the greatest batsman of the modern era. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.
Nobody has perfect timing of the ball like Richards, nobody. Richards love to deal with fast bowlers, especially the ones with attitudes.
Man...hitting 6's like that on old grounds with old heavy bats....what a beast, what a legend
bats were lighter back then, heavier bats hit the ball further so his prowess is even more impressive.
Such huge sixes with the that kind of bat,insane hitting. Imagine Sir Viv Richards with today's cricket bat which are like half a tree,what kind of sixes he would have hit!!
Itna easily kon marta h bowlers ko 😂. Greatest batsman ever
Greatest batsman Ive ever had the pleasure of seeing in my 50Yrs by a long long way.
Regards from Melb Aust
Undoubtably, the greatest player of fast bowling. Most devastating batsmen who could demoralize top quality bowlers
@@bodhisattva6308 Uhm uhmmm don bradman crying in a corner
He revolutionised cricket, actually he was playing badminton while other were playing cricket
Six over extra cover 😘😘 Sir viv 🙏