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.

@willymacdonald7535

2 жыл бұрын

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😂.

@72shivaramk

2 жыл бұрын

Fully agree. There will be cricket but there will never ever be another Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards

@72shivaramk

2 жыл бұрын

Fully agree. There will be cricket but there will never ever be another Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards

@saileshdaga3800

Жыл бұрын

i concur

@philipwilliams1754

Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@nickj2554

4 жыл бұрын

and U know what Virat says : he feels armed with a weapon, when has bat in his hand ...

@usmangani71

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@philipwilliams1754

3 жыл бұрын

@@usmangani71 -Richards never batted against the windie's pace attack.

@usmangani71

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipwilliams1754 So? What a silly statement to make :) As if the bolwers he faced were not lethal?

@philipwilliams1754

3 жыл бұрын

@@usmangani71 - What a dumb ass comment.Richards never faced the best pace attack then.All batsmen then wore no helmets.

When the fields were big and the bats were small. The true talent couldn't hide.

@singhisking768

4 жыл бұрын

But don't have technology of today which point out weakness of opponent

@arkokarmakar3596

4 жыл бұрын

Now a days even piyush chawla hitting sixes

@amangupta7303

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely man...but can't convince kids these days... Cricket is becoming baseball infact commercial crap

@ashishkashyap5806

4 жыл бұрын

Sir you are absolutely right

@moneymaker2024

4 жыл бұрын

Prabhav Panday Viv would score 300 in ipl today Gayle scored 175

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

@mamtamishra531

4 жыл бұрын

Look mate he didn't faced best bowlers but respect to him

@MAYANKJha-rv2yg

4 жыл бұрын

He is the greatest but give due respect to this generation

@karthikbalasubramanyam3052

4 жыл бұрын

Pity Gordon Greenidge who was even more devastating got good reputation but not as much as Viv

@thalmusscantlebury9696

4 жыл бұрын

@@karthikbalasubramanyam3052 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@thalmusscantlebury9696

4 жыл бұрын

@@mamtamishra531 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

no one in the world handled the chewing gum better than Sir Viv.

@Bernie8330

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Taylor came close after he became captain ....

@ethanhunt7831

4 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of Michael Jordan

@m.l.b.2908

4 жыл бұрын

@@ethanhunt7831 You beat me to it.

@vatsaldoshi7270

3 жыл бұрын

Kobe Bryant was the king of all.

@philipwilliams1754

3 жыл бұрын

@@vatsaldoshi7270 -Larry Bird.

Way ahead of his time...Truly the greatest of all time

@curnwah11

4 жыл бұрын

2nd best of all time. Bradman is king

@alexvarghese8321

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

@curnwah11

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@philipwilliams1754

3 жыл бұрын

@@curnwah11 -Viv never batted against the greatest west Indian bowlers.

@rashidrazakhan9153

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipwilliams1754 no domestic matches exist

Viv = Swag Viv = Fearless Viv = Genius Viv = CLASS He ended the competition by his mere presence, what a 🌟

@srinivaspillai4622

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, God bless.

@philipwilliams1754

2 жыл бұрын

@@srinivaspillai4622 He didn't mention all the Indian women Richards fucked while married.

@arvindr2101

Жыл бұрын

Viv = Authority

@user-wf8ur8tb8x

Жыл бұрын

He fears only pakistani bowlers

@cksajeevkumar

Жыл бұрын

@@user-wf8ur8tb8x , Respect -may be, Fear - you are joking 😀

Sir Viv was such a brave batsman , he never wore a "helmet" even facing horrible fast bowlers like Lilli , Thomson and others.

@samiuddinomer8154

Жыл бұрын

Terrifying bowlers not horrible

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 !!

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

@jagadishmg4807

3 жыл бұрын

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

@oslinthompson8182

3 жыл бұрын

I used to watch cricket in the 1970s, but only watch it occasionally now on KZread. I had noticed the roped off shorter boundaries but I did not know about the wider bats. Why were these changes made?

Undoubtedly the king of cricket. What swag!. No cricket, till date has this kind of swag. Master blaster in real sense.

I always wish for new generation of West Indies cricketers take inspiration from those legends and make WI proud again.

My lifetime Hero and my favourite Sir viv Richards ,never seen a great player like him again .

@cj69msrilanka

5 жыл бұрын

Very true.

@IsrarKhan-sg3yd

4 жыл бұрын

@@zodiac6968 true

4:15 and he hits that shot with such a confidence without a fear.... Hats off ...he has earned respect.

He played t20 in those days

@schoolsspoken360

3 жыл бұрын

𝙃𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩

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.

@sundarramasubramaniam552

3 жыл бұрын

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.

Every Match he was played without helmet, such a great player he was

Even when he walked through the gate coming out on the field the game changed ... ALLAN BORDER @ 4:00

Love the sound when he hit the ball,so sweet, dont hear that no more.

@manojmangaonkar8780

4 жыл бұрын

In T 20 you have to be lucky than talented

Most talented and exiting cricketer to ever pick up a bat..

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

@jeffreygoodridge9133

4 жыл бұрын

Viv Richards was a badass batsman saw him at Kensington oval Barbados

@waynemitchell1076

4 жыл бұрын

@Jitu Chauhan Dude, that's 5 runs a ball!

@gymergamer7088

4 жыл бұрын

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

@waynemitchell1076

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@IsrarKhan-sg3yd

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

The greatest spectacle on the cricket field is when this great man is batting .Arguably the best batsman the game has seen across generations

@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.

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

Absolute beast, Kohli, Gayle and Gilchrist wrapped into 1 body

The world hasn’t produced a batsman of his caliber so far… truly a legend… huge respect and love from Pakistan

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

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.

*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.*

@rehan9746

4 жыл бұрын

And you did nothing with those lessons

@cullyx2913

2 жыл бұрын

👍

There always one lion in jungle....y can have few Lara's , Sachin or other's...but there is only one....Viv....simple...

@Som77

3 жыл бұрын

well said.. I love watching Viv play

@philipwilliams1754

3 жыл бұрын

Never made any runs against the Windies pace attack,Gavaskar did.

@onemintueplease1506

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@onemintueplease1506 -Gavaskar scored more runs against the Windies than Richards and his cronie's.

@cheesemccheese5780

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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.

@philipwilliams1754

4 жыл бұрын

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 .

@justineray9001

3 жыл бұрын

WHat is your age?

@philipwilliams1754

3 жыл бұрын

@@justineray9001 --Sixtie's .

@philipwilliams1754

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@writehaseeb

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

0805... awesome stroke.. clean strike... unbelievable that went to six... legend with no fear ... only one sir Isaac Vivian Alexander richards

Moments like 06:23 is what makes players as legends . Entire opposition standing in appreciation. Thats respect right there way bigger than money .

@philipwilliams1754

Жыл бұрын

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.

True GOD of Cricket !!! Sir VIV, take a bow !!!

Just imagine Viv and Gilchrist batting together in full flight👍🏼

He is very dangerous batsnan on his time - My uncle ( mother's bro

Swagger, confidence and never forgot where he came from...

Simply the greatest the world has ever seen. There will never, never be another Viv

The greatest of all time. Thank you sir Viv

When he entered in to the ground look like lion

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

Sir Vivian Richards was fearless cricketer, his foot work was amazing

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

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.

@koushikdas1992

4 жыл бұрын

He fucked the indian vagina!😂

@ashutoshrungta8128

4 жыл бұрын

@@koushikdas1992 and Gary sobers tears the cute pussy of Pakistani

@r.ramachandranramasamy418

4 жыл бұрын

True

@IsrarKhan-sg3yd

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@IsrarKhan-sg3yd

4 жыл бұрын

True

A great upload. Thank you very much.

Where can I find a time machine ? I wanna watch him live.

@shankarM4U

4 жыл бұрын

Same here...have seen him on TV...but not much..... :-(

@scooters47

4 жыл бұрын

Thank the lord for yTube

@docgonzales

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@markaidan4368

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, lf you can't find one l'll gladly tell you about the Great Man😁🙏

@markaidan4368

3 жыл бұрын

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🥊 😁🙏

"SIR VIV"best player in the world wow

Imagine Viv with a modern bat...

@eashwar1231

Жыл бұрын

And the ridiculously short boundaries!!

@brokristian

Жыл бұрын

And flat drop in pitches

Never get tired watching this legendary player bat

The one who could hit the ball outside the off stump to both the sides with so ease..Sir for a reason

I agree with Michael holding Richards is the greatest west indies cricketer at all time. 💗💗💗🙏🏻💐God bless you abundantly Sir viv

A true legend of the game, no one would ever near to Sir Vivian Richard.

Sir Viv Richards a living legend ....................

I envy all those teenagers who followed this bloke in his prime back in the late 70s and early 80s👏

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!

Greatest most aggressive genious batsman of cricket history ever

@somaratna4083

5 жыл бұрын

My favourite cricketer,

Most aggressive batsman the world has seen

@glennarcher6

4 жыл бұрын

Along with Gilchrist

@hiddendagger7291

4 жыл бұрын

sehwag

@shahzadbukhari8916

4 жыл бұрын

Gandu

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...

The world will never see another viv any more, only one viv.

@lthundercat5184

4 жыл бұрын

He was truly the Master Blaster and there's no other like him !

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....

@moneymaker2024

4 жыл бұрын

ahmed abdullah Viv is definitely better than Lara,Sachin,Kohli etc

@kkfan1269

4 жыл бұрын

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...

@ahmedabdullah-bz9yc

4 жыл бұрын

@@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...

@justineray9001

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@justineray9001

3 жыл бұрын

@@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!!!

Unique player in the history of the game.

The name is given really beautiful the modern master some of the viven Richards batting has been shown

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.

Most dangerous most talented great dare superb ...........

Certainly one of the greatest batsmen of all time. A great fielder as well and a useful bowler.

Sir ViV Richard a batsman who Explain the Cricket meaning to all

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....

Vivian Richards ~Virender Sehwag ~ Lance Klusner simply FEARLESS 👌👌👌

@neerajgautam12jan

3 жыл бұрын

Gilchrist,Macculum, Jayasuriya, Gayle, also🔥🔥🔥

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.

Played in test matches like 20.20 game.

Sir Viv has a classic collection of 80's cars from winning the player of the series every year!!!

He was guru to upcoming cricket generations

Sir Isac Vivian Alexander Richards was and shall remain the Greatest Batsmen EVER! My hero while growing up. Love from India🇮🇳

Probably the best batsman I ever seen and I'm an England fan !

No body except VIV can say that I have no fear for any particular bowler.

@ckamalakanth9532

2 жыл бұрын

Should any other player repeat the same words? Why? ' My bowler ko nahi, ball ko dekhta hun ' koi kum statement thaa?

Great player sir vivan Richard Pakistani people always like sir vivan Richard Great Hero of cricket history. ....

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 ?.

Sir Viv Richards had very quick footwork, extra ordinary eyesight and perfect alignment with the bowler's delivery of ball.

For a lover of cricket there has been no finer nor more exciting prospect than that of Viv Richard’s processing to the wicket their to dispatch all comers to the boundary as he held court for the session

Hope players like him emerge from WI and make them a cricket powerhouse again.

No one was, no one is, no will be like him.The real king of all batsman.

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

Sir. Viv is a true West Indian (GREAT) love him.

Sir viv the greatest ever batsman..

Lion of lions Viv Richard.seeing his walk

Without helmet ! What a confidence to kill each ball from all those great bowlers.

All time no 1 in history of game

Sir Viv chewed the opposition just like gum and spat them out! Invented T20 in the 70’s and 80’s test matches!😀

8540 runs without Helmet legend for a reason

Bhai bada gajab ka player tha bina helmet k fast bowlers ki aisi dhunaai 🤔🤔

Viv the synonymous of the best

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 !!!

No one like viv Richards. Bolling and pitches was tough that time That was era of bowlers but Viv Richards real lion between them

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

Vivian Richards was just in a different class 🥳🥳🥳

He FACED the fastest bowler's for 17yrs without a helmet simply the GOAT of all BATSMEN.

Greatest batsman of the world ever.

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...