I remember the WACCA and Viv walks out to bat. Takes his time in that West Indian way. Faces up to DL, gets a ferocious delivery and pulls it, in that nonchalant Viv way, into some poor boundary picket. Waits for the next ball with that "right on mon" look. The Australia vs West Indies series were simply epic in those days.
Other than Bradman, he was the best there was. Lara/Tendulkar don't even come close. When opening bowlers are scared of a helmetless batsman that says it all. And he is right about Marshall. He was perhaps the best fast bowler to have played the game.
In regards to the people who are speaking ‘over’ King Viv, Allan Border and Mark Waugh are legends of their respective eras. The level of banter here is more than acceptable.
(NO HATE TO ANYONE. BUT THERE'S SOME BETTER MATCH WINNERS WITH CAPTAINCY BATTING KEEPING COMBINATION, THAT'S WHY DHONI MISSES OUT, AND THERE ARE MANY MORE PLAYERS POSSIBLE TO PICK THAN NOWADAYS PLAYERS, THAT'S WHY ALL PLAYERS OF THIS GENERATION MISS OUT)
IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY POST 1990s TEAM TO WIN AGAINST THIS 11 !!!!! 🙏✌️😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
IF YOU AREN'T PICKING THE ALMIGHTY SIR JOEL GARNER IN ANY 11, THEN YOU SERIOUSLY DESERVE WORST DEATH.
The sixes that he hit on Australian grounds with massive boundaries, were unbelievable. Hitting pace bowlers over their head, exposing all the three stumps, I have never seen anyone do that yet.
You people can't rate batsman against don Bradman he played on uncovered wickets different bats and remember when you played on uncovered wickets it might have rained the previous night and made batting even more treacherous and the modern day wickets are protected overnight and the bats of today are more superior because of technology has improved Vivian Richards is the modern day best batsman after WW2 and Don Bradman best batsman pre WW2 but if you really look at it it's pretty hard to judge batsman from different eras but overall you have to give Don Bradman a huge tick because of the bats he used and the uncovered wickets he played on and that's not taking away by any means what Vivian Richards achieved I'm just looking at it from what they didn't have back in the day to what cricketers have today love Anthony Fed ex lol love to all
Nowadays players play for glory, personal milestones and big money. Why should players playing for the Country as a Pride be paid crores of rupees. There is lot of poverty in the country of 142 crores population like India. Why govt allows such cricket boards to just glorify cricketers and pay such big contract money, advt sponsorship money and big bonus. We have defence forces who fight and lay down their lives almost daily on borders and in inland ambushed with terrorists and maoists, They are not paid as much these cricketers.
Our older and senior cricketers of yesteryear's would get just 500 Rupees for a 5 days 😢test match and a series would be played between 2 countries once in 2 years during early 60's and until 1980's. Now there is no limit for cricket.
You see any player of any era,in YouTube,myself saw it,i don't think there is anybody better than this great cricketer, something magnetic about him,the aura or presence at the crease
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Never played for records…entertained the crowd…the king of kings….marvelous player
I remember the WACCA and Viv walks out to bat. Takes his time in that West Indian way. Faces up to DL, gets a ferocious delivery and pulls it, in that nonchalant Viv way, into some poor boundary picket. Waits for the next ball with that "right on mon" look. The Australia vs West Indies series were simply epic in those days.
Other than Bradman, he was the best there was. Lara/Tendulkar don't even come close. When opening bowlers are scared of a helmetless batsman that says it all. And he is right about Marshall. He was perhaps the best fast bowler to have played the game.
I think lara played spin better than Viv
But fast bowling Viv is better
In regards to the people who are speaking ‘over’ King Viv, Allan Border and Mark Waugh are legends of their respective eras. The level of banter here is more than acceptable.
Hmmm viv couldn't name many fast bowlers. There weren't many in his opposition teams in his days.
THE MASTER BLASTER
King viv
MY ALL TIME BEST 11 WITH FEW ALTERNATIVES (ALL PLAYERS IN EXTREME BEAST FORM)…..
ALL TIME TEST 11 :
1. GAVASKAR/MERCHANT
2. DRAVID/SANGA (w)
3. BRADMAN
4. RICHARDS
5. SOBERS/LARA
6. STEVE WAUGH (c)
7. HADLEE/BOTHAM/KAPIL/IMRAN
8. LEE/WASIM/AMBROSE/WALSH
9. WARNE/MURALITHARAN
10. MARSHALL/ROBERTS
11. JOEL GARNER
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
ALL TIME ODI/T20 11 ( because they play ODI just like T10 🔥😎 ) :
1. SACHIN
2. JAYASURIYA
3. GILCHRIST (w)
4. PONTING (c)
5. KALLIS
6. BEVAN
7. LEE
8. WARNE
9. WASIM
10. WAQAR/DONALD/BOND
11. GARNER/MCGRATH
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
(NO HATE TO ANYONE. BUT THERE'S SOME BETTER MATCH WINNERS WITH CAPTAINCY BATTING KEEPING COMBINATION, THAT'S WHY DHONI MISSES OUT, AND THERE ARE MANY MORE PLAYERS POSSIBLE TO PICK THAN NOWADAYS PLAYERS, THAT'S WHY ALL PLAYERS OF THIS GENERATION MISS OUT)
IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY POST 1990s TEAM TO WIN AGAINST THIS 11 !!!!!
🙏✌️😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
IF YOU AREN'T PICKING THE ALMIGHTY SIR JOEL GARNER IN ANY 11, THEN YOU SERIOUSLY DESERVE WORST DEATH.
END OF THE DISCUSSION. 👍
Richards was really very great batsman.
Simply the best. Better than all the rest. 😉
The sixes that he hit on Australian grounds with massive boundaries, were unbelievable. Hitting pace bowlers over their head, exposing all the three stumps, I have never seen anyone do that yet.
Absolute king of cool. The best walk to the wicket ever. He could bat a bit too LOL
You people can't rate batsman against don Bradman he played on uncovered wickets different bats and remember when you played on uncovered wickets it might have rained the previous night and made batting even more treacherous and the modern day wickets are protected overnight and the bats of today are more superior because of technology has improved Vivian Richards is the modern day best batsman after WW2 and Don Bradman best batsman pre WW2 but if you really look at it it's pretty hard to judge batsman from different eras but overall you have to give Don Bradman a huge tick because of the bats he used and the uncovered wickets he played on and that's not taking away by any means what Vivian Richards achieved I'm just looking at it from what they didn't have back in the day to what cricketers have today love Anthony Fed ex lol love to all
Nowadays players play for glory, personal milestones and big money. Why should players playing for the Country as a Pride be paid crores of rupees. There is lot of poverty in the country of 142 crores population like India. Why govt allows such cricket boards to just glorify cricketers and pay such big contract money, advt sponsorship money and big bonus. We have defence forces who fight and lay down their lives almost daily on borders and in inland ambushed with terrorists and maoists, They are not paid as much these cricketers.
Our older and senior cricketers of yesteryear's would get just 500 Rupees for a 5 days 😢test match and a series would be played between 2 countries once in 2 years during early 60's and until 1980's. Now there is no limit for cricket.
You see any player of any era,in YouTube,myself saw it,i don't think there is anybody better than this great cricketer, something magnetic about him,the aura or presence at the crease
If a person lover of cricket then he Love Richards
But 2023 world Cup West Indies not qualified for I feel like when India not qualified for bejieng hockey olimpics
History of cricket is incomplete without. Vivian Richards. Even the game of cricket followed the whims of Sir Vivian Richards.