I am an Indian From my school days 6th standard 1982 till today 17/11/2021 I am fan of Viv. When i see him i get confidence on me. I am lucky in my play of cricket i got his name by people because i used to imitate same.
I thought he was the best ever! He stood out in an incredible team, especially when you have these outstanding Australian players giving him such high praise.
Best ever, in a county game once Viv played and missed 5 balls in a row, the bowler told him it's red, weighs 5 ounces and is round. The last ball Viv hit it out of the ground, he told the bowler you know what it looks like go and find it. BRILLIANT.
Sir Vivian Richards is a feerless cricketer without a helmet facing world class bowler like Dennis Lillee just shows how great legend he is. He is a nightmare for the bowlers. ✌️👍👏
We were so lucky to have Viv, Joel & Botham at Somerset when they were at their best. I remember watching Viv destroy Bob Willis at Clarence Park, Weston Super Mare. Me and my mate had said that we would have a ping every time he hit a 6, not been that drunk at a cricket match, he scored over 200 runs that day.
Yeah especially if you consider the boundaries of those era. They were almost 85-90 yards. He used to not wear any helmets and the bats were thin unlike today. Imagine if he played today with flat pitch, small ground and heavier bats. It would've been raining runs.
You can see the utmost respect he has from his opponents... and as an old Aussie supporter, he always had mine. I loved those days of Greenidge, Haynes, Richards, Lloyd. Salute.
Viv Richards was always a treat to watch , he always dominated the bowling of any kind and class , he ought to be there in any all time World Xl be it Test , One Day or for that matter T20 he is a certainty , he was the nightmare of bowlers
He wa a star. A superstar. He had unique presence. That was the last great cricketing era. Look at the bowlers he faced. Lillee, Thommo? The fastest and most menacing ever and Viv faced them without a helmet and went after them.
He can't compare with anybody in world cricket, tremendous batsman ever produced by windies, great great man, magic man I really love to see his batting in you tube, a brave man without using helmet,
My favourite back in the day was every time he would grin at the incoming bowler, especially the quicks. They'd get sick of it, try too hard to get him out, and end up leaking boundaries.
Bob Willis said of him that his speed of the eye was twice as quick as anybody else's that he had seen... Viv Richards was good enough to play in any era. Place Viv Richards in this current era, 2020, he would still blast bowlers out of the ground.... He was simply good enough to do so...
Viv was the greatest. Not a slow accumulator of runs but a real physical presence and intimidating sight! Added to that the pace battery. Enough to make any opponent shit their pants!
bigger grounds faster bowlers unlimited short deliveries no fielding restrictions worse protective gear no modern-day equipment no white ball cricket least flat, junk wickets limited medical & rehab facilities limited use of technology application in training no DRS facility to review bad decisions lesser financial incentives unpredictable officials and boards least advertisements, media support but...sheer bravado and self-belief... on his day, Sir Viv was crazy as a tornado ! cricket is a professionalized media addiction now!
@Gowri Shankar U.V That's the pity. People always glorify the past compared to the present. If today bowlers are not as successful that is mainly because pitches are belter, batsmen have more protection & many rules are now fav the batsmen. Also too many matches are tiring the bowlers.
My favorite batsman was saeed anwar. AND saeed anwar's favorite batsman was sir viv richards. I never saw his batting becouse he was retired before my birth. BUT when i listened most of records sir viv Richard then i became a fan of this amazing man
Goldberg of cricket real power and strength with gifted ability to pick the length early and always willing to dominate the bowlers love to play in difficult situation and playing conditions
Yo cant compare him to Viv,With these Days there is nothing for bowlers,Even umesh yadav can play those innnings. Viv is greatest ever player hard to digest for many but these guy was way ahead of his generation those shots,That swagger,Oh viv Man. Greatest batsman ever,Godfather of Odi cricket,Issac vivian aleaxnader Richards Greatest ever,Please dont compare him to that money hungry Son of A Bitch,He looks only good in corrupt ipl.
I don't think anyone would be willing to bowl to him. Too life threatening for bowlers and fielders. Would be cricket's first players' strike any time due to play him.
@@aieeeful yeah very true pathetic era of cricket too much luxuries too much for the batsmans grounds are short too many rules for the bowlers and many protections for the batsman i think 90s was the best for cricket equal for both batsman and bowler and 70s and 80s was too hard for a batsman and easy for the bowlers opposite of today's era there the grounds were bigger bats were not that strong no rule for bowlers no protection for the batsmans so i think 90s is the best for cricket
Especially when you consider the new boundary laws. So with modern bats,it's safe to say add 20 to 25 percent of his test runs on top. Which theoretically not only takes him past ten thousand runs,but also makes his average close to 62 or 63. So he's right up there with Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock amongst others such as Lara,Tendulkar and Sobers. A great batsman to watch, throughout his career. 🤣👍🍺
Richards was a monster. I love the fact that today every batsman comes to the crease wearing combat protection and Richards killed it wearing only his pads and gloves! Today's players are soft.
When he was late for a county cricket, and one or two batsmen had returned out to the pavilion. And Richards was not yet there in his dressing room. That's when a chopper flies into the field and hovers atop the batting crease. And out comes Richards and proceeds straight to take guard. You got that video. Please upload.
Imagine Great Great & The only Great Sir Viv in today's era of power play, free hit,.sucked, malnutritioned bowlers n batsman friendly pitches his record 🤔🤔😵😱
He is the dinosaur.. no doubt about it .. not wearing helmet ..long bowdaries...no feilding rules....no .. modern bats.. still he is outstanding... but I saw him in 1987 odi series vs India he confused to play spinners like Maninder Singh shatri .. Hirwani
People must understand...Viv most of the time batted once ....W.I most of the time posted very big first innings score...when they had to chase Greenige an Haynes would bring the game home...if Viv was playing in a Lara or Sachin era his average an test runs would surpass these two greats....he would destroy any attack ...
I believe lara Sehwag gilchrist and Hayden was having a bit of sir viv but compare to that time without protection no one can imagine yes but 90s bowling of other than west indies was improved a lot but still he was a sole entartainer in his era.
Sachin Tendulkar with all gears a slow run accumulator - he will not a stand chance with VIV- WHOSE PLAY IS ENTERTAINING WITH ELEGANT STROKES! HE STANDS ALONE - NO ONE CAN BE COMPARED WITH HIM!!
🇵🇰 for me he was and he is a great great great master of the cricket. Everybody who play watch this game of cricket all we know that Westindien pitches were always mad very bad. They had still not all the facilities like Australia England or India Pakistan. But having all these problems they produce world class Batsmen like Viv Richard , R,R,Richardson, Carl Hooper, the great Br,Lara and so on and they Winn World Cup 3 or 4 times if I am wrong correct me please 🙏🏼. So there are a lots of of reasons why for me this guy Sir.Viv Richard is and will be the best Master Blaster ever this world produced. A great LION 🦁. I was very very happy and proud to see him as a coach for Quetta Gladiator in PSL LIGUE in Pakistan 🇵🇰. He is still very energetic and a great leader so 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 hats off to him. And many prayers for Sir.Viv Richard 🌹
If we remove Helmet from Modern days Batsman, there Feet Freezes, almost all Batsman becomes tentative and on their Backfoot. But this Guy without Helmet all his Life..... Genius...With all due respect to Bradman, He is that Peakock which Dance (his Batting) in forest (1935 - 49) but no one saw his Dance (Batting) but convinced with his Batting. "Jangle me Mor Nacha kisi ne dekha". The Bowlers he face are Jeff Thomson, Dennis lillie, Sir Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram, Ian Botham and many... Majestic Viv...
I am an Indian
From my school days 6th standard 1982 till today 17/11/2021 I am fan of Viv.
When i see him i get confidence on me.
I am lucky in my play of cricket i got his name by people because i used to imitate same.
I thought he was the best ever! He stood out in an incredible team, especially when you have these outstanding Australian players giving him such high praise.
Best ever, in a county game once Viv played and missed 5 balls in a row, the bowler told him it's red, weighs 5 ounces and is round. The last ball Viv hit it out of the ground, he told the bowler you know what it looks like go and find it. BRILLIANT.
There will never be another, The Great Sir Vivian Richards..👑
The most aesthetically pleasing batsman ever - can only imagine what he'd do today with short boundaries and a modern bat .
Sir Richard the one and only Bateman the cricketing world will ever see again. The man has played today's modern cricket back in the 70s
Sir Vivian Richards is a feerless cricketer without a helmet facing world class bowler like Dennis Lillee just shows how great legend he is. He is a nightmare for the bowlers. ✌️👍👏
Simply, the greatest batsman of all time.
Top class batsman . No one even reach his greatness . Passion , skill and unique talent amalgamation
We were so lucky to have Viv, Joel & Botham at Somerset when they were at their best. I remember watching Viv destroy Bob Willis at Clarence Park, Weston Super Mare. Me and my mate had said that we would have a ping every time he hit a 6, not been that drunk at a cricket match, he scored over 200 runs that day.
No doubt about it. He was the real master blaster.
Never ever a player like Sir. Viv Richards in the history of cricket.
True
Chris Gayle deserved more than what VVNR got
McCullum similar. Maybe even better
Yeah especially if you consider the boundaries of those era. They were almost 85-90 yards. He used to not wear any helmets and the bats were thin unlike today. Imagine if he played today with flat pitch, small ground and heavier bats. It would've been raining runs.
What about Donal Bradman
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, I adore your batting and you! ♥️👍
You can see the utmost respect he has from his opponents... and as an old Aussie supporter, he always had mine.
I loved those days of Greenidge, Haynes, Richards, Lloyd.
Salute.
Viv Richards was always a treat to watch , he always dominated the bowling of any kind and class , he ought to be there in any all time World Xl be it Test , One Day or for that matter T20 he is a certainty , he was the nightmare of bowlers
He wa a star. A superstar. He had unique presence. That was the last great cricketing era. Look at the bowlers he faced. Lillee, Thommo? The fastest and most menacing ever and Viv faced them without a helmet and went after them.
The pull n the hook trademark of Sir Viv great player
He can't compare with anybody in world cricket, tremendous batsman ever produced by windies, great great man, magic man I really love to see his batting in you tube, a brave man without using helmet,
Jis ne viv ko batting karte dekha us ko baki sab batsman chooran hi lagenge he was GOAT 💗❤❤VIV richards
Viv has been a Don of cricket. He plays in his own way. Cricket is incomplete without him
If Sir Viv Richards is batting continue 5 days, I’ll sit on one place and watch/enjoy his batting
No one like u
Sir Viv 's swagger is unforgettable..with chewing gum in his mouth throughout a match .his presence was intimidating.
My favourite back in the day was every time he would grin at the incoming bowler, especially the quicks. They'd get sick of it, try too hard to get him out, and end up leaking boundaries.
Bob Willis said of him that his speed of the eye was twice as quick as anybody else's that he had seen... Viv Richards was good enough to play in any era. Place Viv Richards in this current era, 2020, he would still blast bowlers out of the ground.... He was simply good enough to do so...
Tim May said it all: You have to bowl in a helmet. Normally it's the batsman that wears a helmet, but with Viv it was more dangerous bowling.
Viv was the greatest. Not a slow accumulator of runs but a real physical presence and intimidating sight! Added to that the pace battery. Enough to make any opponent shit their pants!
Yes indeed
True that too without helmet
bigger grounds
faster bowlers
unlimited short deliveries
no fielding restrictions
worse protective gear
no modern-day equipment
no white ball cricket
least flat, junk wickets
limited medical & rehab facilities
limited use of technology application in training
no DRS facility to review bad decisions
lesser financial incentives
unpredictable officials and boards
least advertisements, media support
but...sheer bravado and self-belief...
on his day, Sir Viv was crazy as a tornado !
cricket is a professionalized media addiction now!
These small grounds , these modern bats , and these medium fast bowlers , these white bowls which is not swung, what will be viv Richard now
The greatest then and greatest now,without doubt.
Sachin is nothing when compare to this batsman wow
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@@andyapartman2200 yaa nobody was close to Viv,Way Ahead of his time,Mohmmad ali of Cricket.
@Gowri Shankar U.V That's the pity. People always glorify the past compared to the present. If today bowlers are not as successful that is mainly because pitches are belter, batsmen have more protection & many rules are now fav the batsmen. Also too many matches are tiring the bowlers.
the greatest batsman in my lifetime and wasn`t even wearing a helmet just a cap.
That meant he watch the ball closely .
@@AudmanetTV and also his feet movement.. god of cricket
Viv. was the greatest batsman in the history of cricket.
That Slazenger bat was my dream as a kid. He made batting so cool V500 V100..
My favorite batsman was saeed anwar. AND saeed anwar's favorite batsman was sir viv richards.
I never saw his batting becouse he was retired before my birth.
BUT when i listened most of records sir viv Richard then i became a fan of this amazing man
The greatest batsman of all times Sir IVA Richards.
Great Days Great Player, My Favourite Batsman what a player Sir Viv
Legend
Salute from Pakistan 🇵🇰
You sure earned it ...
Viv Richard is like Bruce Lee of cricket the one and only no match to him, will never be in this world, I love his batting.
Richard is destroyer. ...he played cricket 50 years ahead of his era
Viv Richard is one of the best batsman ever. It's so entertaining to watch him play. His batting is full of magnificent strokes all round the ground.
King Viv Richards! Greatest batsman!
Goldberg of cricket real power and strength with gifted ability to pick the length early and always willing to dominate the bowlers love to play in difficult situation and playing conditions
He walked out played like the Emperor.Gifted to Cricket
Love Viv so much....he played cricket the way it should be played
Absolutely great of all time facing fast bowler without halmet on Australia England and West Indies pitches what a legend
No bowler could intimidate Sir Viv
Big ground , small bats..
PEOPLES who broke viv's records can never compete with this man
Richard greatest of all time
Fear less batsman
With out helmet
True legend
Viv Richard cricketing world will never forget you guys
My all time favorite player Viv Richards
History of cricket vv Richard
Haven't seen Viv batting but in this era was privileged to watch ABD. An absolute pitty that he retired in 2018.
Yo cant compare him to Viv,With these Days there is nothing for bowlers,Even umesh yadav can play those innnings.
Viv is greatest ever player hard to digest for many but these guy was way ahead of his generation those shots,That swagger,Oh viv Man.
Greatest batsman ever,Godfather of Odi cricket,Issac vivian aleaxnader Richards Greatest ever,Please dont compare him to that money hungry Son of A Bitch,He looks only good in corrupt ipl.
Richards was triple the batsman of ABD.
imagine viv hitting those shots with modern day bats...
We found some balls on moon and some on Mars he would score 20000 runs in this pathetic era of cricket.
I don't think anyone would be willing to bowl to him. Too life threatening for bowlers and fielders. Would be cricket's first players' strike any time due to play him.
@@aieeeful yeah very true pathetic era of cricket too much luxuries too much for the batsmans grounds are short too many rules for the bowlers and many protections for the batsman i think 90s was the best for cricket equal for both batsman and bowler and 70s and 80s was too hard for a batsman and easy for the bowlers opposite of today's era there the grounds were bigger bats were not that strong no rule for bowlers no protection for the batsmans so i think 90s is the best for cricket
Viv put one onto the legside roof at the Adelaide Oval. Incredible pull shot it was too.
Especially when you consider the new boundary laws. So with modern bats,it's safe to say add 20 to 25 percent of his test runs on top. Which theoretically not only takes him past ten thousand runs,but also makes his average close to 62 or 63. So he's right up there with Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock amongst others such as Lara,Tendulkar and Sobers. A great batsman to watch, throughout his career. 🤣👍🍺
An absolute gobsmacking batsman. The Ali of cricket
The greatest batsman forever
Fearless . Introduced aggression when cricket was dead game
Not only the most devastating batsman ever he is/was a true gentleman, thank you'd Sir Vivian
1983 World Cup final, Sir Richards was devastating the Indian bowling attack..that catch by Kapil Dec..
Richards was a monster. I love the fact that today every batsman comes to the crease wearing combat protection and Richards killed it wearing only his pads and gloves! Today's players are soft.
आज के
Today batsman are Peter Puffer
Don't disrespect what you don't understand
100&!
The stroke at 6.46 and the people laughing sums up everything. Yeah Magnificent with a capital M indeed...
one of the greats pure poetry in motion, and what a swagger, made batting look easy, against lillee thommo, Richard hadlee, Pakistani quickies.
Coming to the wicket he’s Majestic, Leaving when out he still looks masterful...
I am a big fan of Sir Viv Richards , Sir Curtle Ambrose and Andy Robart in West Indies team
Magnificent player...One of the best ever...
Most Majestic batsmen of all time! Awesome and then some!
Viv Richards is the King of Cricket.
Viv Richards most dangerous cricketer.. He was power ful hitting and destroy all bowler.
These gold chain and earing boys need to look listen and learn from the master
The most exiting batsman ever, but I would say that,he is my favourite athlete, a batting god ,
When he was late for a county cricket, and one or two batsmen had returned out to the pavilion. And Richards was not yet there in his dressing room. That's when a chopper flies into the field and hovers atop the batting crease. And out comes Richards and proceeds straight to take guard. You got that video. Please upload.
King batsman play like a king. Simply the best
Viv-king of cricket in all respect,
Everyone including tendulkar far behind from that parson,
Love from india
He is legend
Facing fast bowlers without wearing helmet is really great
Richards the real legend of cricket world
Imagine Great Great & The only Great Sir Viv in today's era of power play, free hit,.sucked, malnutritioned bowlers n batsman friendly pitches his record 🤔🤔😵😱
one of my all time fav sir richards
Only two layers without helmets in their career Sunil Gavaskar and Vivian Richards the legends
Vinod Kumar k Sunil no good
Sunil was great but used to wear a "round protective cap type" ( not helmet) around his head.
He is the dinosaur.. no doubt about it .. not wearing helmet ..long bowdaries...no feilding rules....no .. modern bats.. still he is outstanding... but I saw him in 1987 odi series vs India he confused to play spinners like Maninder Singh shatri .. Hirwani
Bowlers like Jeff, oh he is best of the best
In simple words, he was the greatest one day player of ALL time.
One day....greatest to hold a bat post ww2
One day....greatest to hold a bat post ww2
Has anybody seen the six he hit of Bob Willis when he scored 189 n.o at Old Trafford? The greatest shot of all time!
Viv Richard one of the best powerful batsman and interesting to watch
Viv Richards was a great player, a legend.
People must understand...Viv most of the time batted once ....W.I most of the time posted very big first innings score...when they had to chase Greenige an Haynes would bring the game home...if Viv was playing in a Lara or Sachin era his average an test runs would surpass these two greats....he would destroy any attack ...
Vivian Richards. The greatest of all time..
Richards is the only KING.LOVELY TO WATCH.
I believe lara Sehwag gilchrist and Hayden was having a bit of sir viv but compare to that time without protection no one can imagine yes but 90s bowling of other than west indies was improved a lot but still he was a sole entartainer in his era.
He was Sachin's favourite player
Sir viv was the back bone of wi cricket they would never be a next viv then or later
Brian Lara.
Legend, Absolute Legend. Enough said!
Scoring runs against denny wow shows the class of batsmen
Love Such a badass walk.. lion of cricket
Sir Viv .The greatest batsman of all time.My favourite batsman is great Aravinda de Silva
Aravinda's favourite batsman is Viv
He was a great player &also he has face great bowler he was stand &deliver 👍👍👍
Still the undisputed king 👑
SR v R u are still the best and the greatest in the world u are w i best !👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
He had the strike rate in odi was 89 and test 67,that means in today prospect it is 120 in odi and 90 in test match.no one in near that mark.
Great sir Viv
He was the Greatest player of the cricket and the Lion of the players
Present day WI must think of giving VIv some highest responsibility in order to change their fortunes.
Sachin Tendulkar's Idol : Sir Isaac Vivian Richars. Truly a magnificent test and one day batsma.Regarded as one of the best ever.
Sachin Tendulkar with all gears a slow run accumulator - he will not a stand chance with VIV- WHOSE PLAY IS ENTERTAINING WITH ELEGANT STROKES! HE STANDS ALONE - NO ONE CAN BE COMPARED WITH HIM!!
🇵🇰 for me he was and he is a great great great master of the cricket. Everybody who play watch this game of cricket all we know that Westindien pitches were always mad very bad. They had still not all the facilities like Australia England or India Pakistan. But having all these problems they produce world class Batsmen like Viv Richard , R,R,Richardson, Carl Hooper, the great Br,Lara and so on and they Winn World Cup 3 or 4 times if I am wrong correct me please 🙏🏼. So there are a lots of of reasons why for me this guy Sir.Viv Richard is and will be the best Master Blaster ever this world produced. A great LION 🦁. I was very very happy and proud to see him as a coach for Quetta Gladiator in PSL LIGUE in Pakistan 🇵🇰. He is still very energetic and a great leader so 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 hats off to him. And many prayers for Sir.Viv Richard 🌹
When cricket was the most exciting sport on the telly.
If we remove Helmet from Modern days Batsman, there Feet Freezes, almost all Batsman becomes tentative and on their Backfoot. But this Guy without Helmet all his Life..... Genius...With all due respect to Bradman, He is that Peakock which Dance (his Batting) in forest (1935 - 49) but no one saw his Dance (Batting) but convinced with his Batting. "Jangle me Mor Nacha kisi ne dekha". The Bowlers he face are Jeff Thomson, Dennis lillie, Sir Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram, Ian Botham and many... Majestic Viv...
The Greatest Batsman of all time ❤❤