Imagine Viv Richards playing t20 against today's bowlers ... man that would have been some sight

Viv Richards is an emperor without par. No one comes close to him. He was the player of century.

@vasudevancv8470

Жыл бұрын

S. Absolutely. Awesome. Played like a Champion.

@nickpapas1990

6 ай бұрын

I agree with you 100% . Very true !!

In the ERA when bowlers were charging and bouncers were their weapon...there was one man... Without helmet used to trashed them like there is only one boss on field when he is batting... Real nightmare... Way above all the current legends.... One and only one... Sir.. Vivian Issac Richards.... Long live legends..

As a young boy I watched this, I was so sad, devastated 😭 but now I can watch it and it sends shivers down my spine. What a great team the West Indies were! Awesome to have a great competitive team play against us. It was a brilliant time to watch cricket as a young lad😄

Bill Lawry, Tony Greig, Richie Benaud's commentary and Sir IVA Richards' batting.. Perfect highlights for a 90s Kid ❤️❤️

@sourabhsaini6366

Жыл бұрын

80 kid bro

Viv was way ahead of his time. This is the kind of innings that people expected to see in 2020. He was 30 years ahead of the time. Legend Viv.

@m.l.b.2908

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@mohamedarif5408

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@ganeshhubli1892

2 жыл бұрын

yes! he was.

@MegaNarsinha

2 жыл бұрын

True

@MrDeeporaj

Жыл бұрын

Without a doubt

You get to see batsman like I.V. Richards once in a 100 years!

Stokes is similar in terms of raw talent and power, but Viv, so far is the greatest batsman EVER in terms of when you watched him, it was just WOW. Nobody has ever had that WOW

@ray.shoesmith

3 ай бұрын

lol even comparing the two 😂

this man played T20 in the era of tests and odi with those straight bats..its amazing to see him batting...GOAT without a doubt

What a batsman. He is really a Master Blaster. Those were the golden days of cricket. Lovely and mercurial shots thats the great Vivian.

The Confidence of Sir Viv Was Amazing having to carry all of the Caribbean on his huge shoulders yet he never Disappoints 💕💕👍

look at their reactions at the end especially richards and haynes..you would've thought they only won a few games and this was their biggest win..but those dudes had won everything for 10-15 yrs before this..they just loved winning and never got sick of it

These were the golden years of cricket, i dont care what anyone says. Its just not the same now.

@kaneessey3839

3 жыл бұрын

its like every sport now its just athletes over technicans, however today sport is far more professionally than it was in those days,

@saleemkirmani5583

2 жыл бұрын

There's no doubt about that.

@rsubras

2 жыл бұрын

Golden years for batting and bowling may be, but for fielding, definitely not

@saleemkirmani5583

2 жыл бұрын

@@rsubras Overall fielding standards have improved, however the West Indies team had great fielders in Logie, Richards, Lloyd, Garner. Greenidge, Haynes, Holding were excellent in the field. Marshall and Roberts , Gomes were good fielders too.

@rsubras

2 жыл бұрын

@@saleemkirmani5583 agree sir, but back then, if we take the world of cricket and not WI in particular , fielding was considered as just a good to have skill for most countries which pride themselves for batting (like India) or bowling (Pakistan) and that too for only those people who are average in their primary skill

Viv had so much time to 0lay his shots. His eyesight was sharp, he could see the ball a fraction of a second earlier than other batsmen .Here we can see him playing shots as if he is playing with children in a street as if he is playing gully cricket. He was the greatest after Don Bradman.

Even today nobody is a match to his class. His cross bat short with left leg forward from outside the off stump and over mid- long on with so much ease, effortless, sheer timing, eye and carefreeness against class swing bowlers and on seaming wickets. Nobody has been able to copy his class even in this era of T20 mindless bashing.

The Master Blaster is my all time favourite cricketer

Arguably the greatest batsman across generations

@hypernova54

3 жыл бұрын

True

@perewihongi6457

3 жыл бұрын

No argument

Tony Greig had a vision...he told in the beginning itself,"obviously,he has decided that tonight is going to be his night" on Richards batting

Sir Vivian Richards is batting legend. Nightmare for opposition without helmet a true masterclass. Thanks.

@8:38 kohli played the same shot against WI like Sir. V. V. R. Played., even V. V. Richards praised kohli shot by comparing his shot in commentary 👌

No matching of this man. Even in current era. Sir Vivian Richards🙏

One of my favourite players. Viva la Viv Richards.

No stopping Sir Viv... hats off

*No praise is enough for Sir Richards.* *Sir Richards and our own Sunny Sir were my childhood heroes.* *Sunny Sir taught me defense and Sir Richards taught me attack.*

@scooters47

4 жыл бұрын

Richards sure was an aggressive batsmanhis swagger was worth 20 runs alone

@scooters47

4 жыл бұрын

Id love to see him playing t20

@meithuu1975

3 жыл бұрын

Why that we have seen you neither to attack nor to defend anywhere?

@AnilPatil-up9zx

3 жыл бұрын

And Sachin learnt both!!!!

Muhammad Ali ❤ Diego Maradona ❤ Viv Richards ❤

@srikanths2741

4 жыл бұрын

Who is pele then

@varunkumar-uq1mv

4 жыл бұрын

@@srikanths2741 may be for previous generation, who saw him play...

@rokhnroll

3 жыл бұрын

Muhammad Ali Pele Sir Viv Richards

@gopalakrishnan2491

3 жыл бұрын

Add Jordan,Messi and Federer

@Rohityadav_17

3 жыл бұрын

Ali messi viv, marodana is no better than messi, and let me tell you i am cr7 fan

The sixes off merv and o donnell were incredible

His wicket was the trump card for the Indians to lift the 1983 world cup and who can forget the 15 yard running catch of kapildev to dismiss this great player

@human9164

3 жыл бұрын

Where i didn't see

VIV was like a Lion-A King that saw that the Game was hunted like a Lion does.

Viv Richards was a batting maestro.He could whip the ball to any corner of the field hit a six or a four he had that much powah

@a.m.armstrong8354

2 жыл бұрын

Powah!

*I am amazed by the ease with which he use to hit Sixes at will with old bats and huge grounds.* *Fearless man who never wore helmet against any speed demons.* *You need to have Lion's Heart to play without Helmet and go Boom Boom*

@beano1eye

4 жыл бұрын

Throughout his career Viv used a SS Jumbo, Duncan Fearnley Magnum, And a Slazenger V100 seen here, All 3 were big lumps of willow with great middles!

@subhashdavid5933

4 жыл бұрын

If t20 existed that time Richards batting would have been epic

@roshanfernando9657

4 жыл бұрын

@@beano1eye Yes, but not easy to maneuver for such effortless hitting unlike today's weapons of massacre, which have more power, bigger 'sweet' spot and yet much lighter.

@firstal3799

4 жыл бұрын

Don't think so. T20 is meaningless. Viv would have been a great T 20 batsmen but not that special. Even a mediocre batsman like Gayke would gave towered above him in that format. Viv wasn't a sux specialist like him.

@karthickdevaraj8467

4 жыл бұрын

@@beano1eye not big when compared to today's standard

Vivek the GREATEST.. all time legendary.. hat's of.....

No one was n will ever be like Sir. Viv.

Look at last ball he gave to Hynes to hit winning run.what a selfless cricketer and great man and god has given him success like none any other

cricket watched so many classic players great players but only one king that is Viv

Vivian richards is the best batsman in the world. Imagine he has faced bowlers like dennis lillee and jeff thomson without a helmet !!! 😎😎😎

*Sir Richards secod name is Brute Power* *He is Fearless Tiger* *He is Nightmare for bowlers.* *His presence on the field is enough to nervous any opponent.*

@pot123123pot

3 жыл бұрын

beautiful words

@harshjain7028

2 жыл бұрын

king richards

*When Sir Richards use to come on the field with his Carribean Demons is similar to the Lion, King of Jungle leading his cubs.*

@scooters47

4 жыл бұрын

Gordon Greenwich was no slouch with the bat either

@PremierSmilesDentist

4 жыл бұрын

Viv has swagger

@themarathaman9624

3 жыл бұрын

If you ever come across him, do tell him that he left one of his cubs in India, who is now a fully grown lioness named Masaba.

@shivanshmittal5178

3 жыл бұрын

Desmond Haynes, Richie Richardson, Gordon Greenidge were also great players

@kunalsingh3121

2 жыл бұрын

@@shivanshmittal5178 Ritchie not really more like Azharudin but great player agree and he came late and became regular when Gordon, Desmond & Vivy were fading away.. Before that Greenidge, Haynes and IVA Richards in top 3 was enough to knock off the match..

Imagine Sir Viv Richard's and Dhoni in one team in IPL.. ... 300 RUNS IN T 20..NO PROBLEMS

Viv Richard a unique example of relaxed aggression.

The best VIV Richards ..powerfull strokes and strike

Truly an aggressive, adorable, marvellous player of all times for whom the score board kept ticking at an alarming phase when he was in the middle

@dwarakanathbabuchandran2894

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

Imagine if Sir viv Richards played today era it could be blockbuster hit by his batting 🥰🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

@connorduke4619

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine what he would earn in IPL !

@shujahmohammed9173

Ай бұрын

@@connorduke461930 crores

The swagger after Viv's second six.. That look he gave to the fielders.. Jst Wow...

Huge repect fr this legend... he is the reason why Sachinn didnt retire in 2007 went on to play the 2011 WC.

@nani54100

3 жыл бұрын

Is dat Have any vedio link

@graemealexander8804

3 жыл бұрын

Viv the best since Bradman & the greatest ODI batsman of all time.

@Jojpjjpkpjpjpjjpjjjlnohiguvu

3 жыл бұрын

Sachin was a very good actor in the 1970s.

How can we forget that innings against srilanka 1987 world cup destroying bowlers specially Asantha DeMel and Ratnayeke 189 runs super fast bullet train speed performance. 33 years gone yet no one so far comparable with him except krishnanachari Srikkanth.

Sir Vic Richards the best batsmen in the windies he was the power of the windies

Long boundaries man. Very long. Current generation sweat a lot to hit 80mtr boundaries. But for VIV seems very reductions.. 💪💪💪🦾🦾🦾 of golden era.

real he man.

I can recall watching this match live and it was sheer thrill then as it is now when I had a look. Cannot think of any batsman before, have been watching since '72, or since who played so fearlessly and with such majesty. Surely the greatest batsman after the Don. Certainly the most entertaining!

@bhargavrao7159

4 жыл бұрын

australian team in odi was the best in cricketing history five world cups in all continents asia england africa west indies and at last in australia even in 75 world cup came close unfortunate nothing taking away from west indies or richards packer series was the main reason for there domination credit to the great late kerry packer i love australia cricket

@roshanfernando9657

4 жыл бұрын

@@bhargavrao7159 Remember that even the top West Indies players played in the Packer series. After the series, which made all of them very competitive, the West Indies were unbeatable. After their self inflicted loss in 1983, due to complacency, just 6 months later they went to India and thrashed them 5-0 in ODIs and 3-0 in tests. Nobody has even dreamt of doing that on slow, really slow tracks. And Clive Lloyd's men did it with fiery pace bowling. No, the West Indies of that era was the greatest of them all be it tests or ODIs.

Salute to the king, Sir viv Richards is the greatest batsman of all time

A true superhouse of cricket.

Viv Richards opened the door for fearless batting. The orginal master blaster. He never cared for records n milestones like indian batsmen otherwise he could have become the ultimate best. my favourite batsman 👍

@Shoumikbanerjee

4 жыл бұрын

Who said or how do you get to know that Indian batsman only played for records ,records gets marked in history when you play you cannot put remarks on the Indian batsman just like ,India has produced so many batting and bowling legends and i feel you don't follow Indian cricket that is the reason you might not know,Vivian Richards was a great batsman but Indian batsman also played for India and they were great too.

@k.govardhansingh1278

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShoumikbanerjeeI follow indian cricket also, you have mistaken my writings. As simple as that. I am following indian cricket from the era of Sunny Gavaskar great debut series win against west indies and ajit wadekar led india maiden test series victory over England. I even followed Nawab of pataudi led indian cricket before sunny gavaskar debut in my school days. So you don't have to say i have not followed indian cricket. As simple as that. I usually don't comment in social networking site and KZread is my favourite app in smartphone. I follow music most of the time there in my free time. I happend to see Viv Richards video n said what i have to say. He is the orginal master blaster n Sachin n virat also followed his method of batting n he was their idol. So no issues. Take care. Wish youall the best in ur endeavours of game called Cricket.

@Shoumikbanerjee

4 жыл бұрын

@@k.govardhansingh1278 i usually don't get into arguments with all these things since it's all personal opinion,it's just because you wrote that only Indian batsman played for records ,that is when i thought that your remarks on the Indian players was wrong and that is when i thought of sharing my views on your statement .After reading your comments and understanding your comments ,then i thought i should share my views as well.

@k.govardhansingh1278

4 жыл бұрын

@@Shoumikbanerjee yes we give opinions. I don't know from when you are following indian batsmen. If you want you can check it with the first two legends ,sunny gavaskar & Kapil dev. Even Kapil dev spoke about Sachin some time back. It's not only indian but also few ones from subcontinent players from Sri Lanka n Pakistan. Since the pitches here were flat in most grounds. More draw matches accours here n they opt for personal milestones.. Harsha bogle also spoke about it long time back. So i vil end here why simply discussion but not an arguments. Point to be noted is i am referring from era 1970 to 2008. Thanks for the company. 👍

@kandivamshikrishakandivams9666

4 жыл бұрын

@@Shoumikbanerjee Govardhan sir is obsulutly right.. when the player is hardly trying to get his team win .. records are came that's acceptable but I focused on records ..if it helped my team .wins that's bonus .. I hope you understand the difference between those .. two..

One and only orignal master blaster

@pramodbharti6349

4 жыл бұрын

He is best why called sachin is god of Cricket..

Waugh was around a long time no wonder he was good learnt from the best.

Now players have inner pads,elbow pads,tie pads ,helmet but he is hitting with out any security great

@rajeshiyer1692

4 жыл бұрын

Cock cap

Imagine Viv in this era.....massive bats, roped in boundaries, pitches favouring batsmen, less bouncers allowed per over and today's fielding restrictions.....he'd have scored a million runs per season.....almost ;)

He was way ahead of his time.great powerful player .

This was one of the best West Indies outfit. Today's Windies is just a tiny tiny shadow..a fading powerhouse of cricket.

Mighty west indies..my favourite team with great players,viv richards,cummins,Patterson..i love them so much..long live my dear friends💗💗💗

This was the full size SCG as well.

Iam just looking sir viv's attitude.. He is just amazing😍

That voice of legendary Richie Benaud at the beginning though

Reagge Nigth viva las indias greetingsn from Venezuela Go windies man

@a.m.armstrong8354

2 жыл бұрын

Respect to you in Venezuela!

I was at that game to see the master class by Sir Viv. I remember as the 2 batsmen ran off after hitting the winning runs the crowd from the members stand threw eggs at Viv & Desmond.

This was the real cricket..nowadays its became an profession to earn credit...

Happy birthday sir ❤️🙏

Flamboyancy at its peak

Thanks for this quality footage. This is like kids who are you messing with !

God bless Richie's soul.RIP. What a legend.

@shujahmohammed9173

Ай бұрын

He is alive

Imagine the money offered to Sir Viv in IPL if he had played today

Wow not wearing a helmet what a brave man

Vic Richards was the savior of the West Indies 💕

That six of Merv!!

The best batsman ever to watch.tendulkar lara Ponting gilchirst haydon kohli second only to this man.bradman sobers couldn't be better.

@MuhammadAhmed-yy9es

4 жыл бұрын

Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas, Saeed Anwar also

@sibghatmansoor5125

4 жыл бұрын

@@MuhammadAhmed-yy9es no yar viv was viv.

@scooters47

4 жыл бұрын

Bradman Sonbers ,Clive Lloyd and Rohan Kennhai were and Desmond Haynes were fantastic batsmen. Sobers was the greatest all rounder he could snatch the game away with the bat or ball he was a great test captain as well.many a time he bought the opposition to tears all the above were so well respected by their opponents

@Godplayzdice

4 жыл бұрын

Sobers better than Viv.

@connorduke4619

3 жыл бұрын

Sobers and Bradman took less risks at the beginning of their inning than Viv and ended up with higher test averages. But in full cry in a one-dayer (and probably T20), Viv could score just as fast if not faster.

On today's cricket grounds that would have likely been a century

No helmet The Best ever Batsman

Terry Alderman was a damn good cricketer from WA. A sandgroper.

Just another stroll in the park chewing gum for ViV ! :)

09:33 Is that a Freudian slip by the Australian commentator when he said "Can it rain?" instead of "Will it rain?"?

No doubt he a my favorite batsman, and is great batsman

I love you viv Reached 👍👍👍👍👍

Imagine if he would have been playing IPL! Auctions would become a total mayhem, and the viewerships and TRPs would just blow the roof off!

Bill lawry superb voice

Virat kohli : I'm the most aggressive batsman in the world.. Sir viv : hold my #cap

@arkamukherjee6802

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard of someone named BCLara??

@venkateshravichandran6300

3 жыл бұрын

I accept viv Richards is great... But don't underestimate kohli like hold my cap.... ..😅 viv Richard's favourite batsman is kohli.....

@graemealexander8804

3 жыл бұрын

@@venkateshravichandran6300 Kohli isn't even the best in the current era. Viv tiers above. The best since Bradman and the best ODI batsman of all time.

Sir vivan Richard all times gret danger bat men.

No words for this man or monster

The mighty Viv and Desmond

Viv and Gus Logie walked past me in Perth in 1985. He is not that tall but built like brick shithouse. I was a bit startruck I didn't get an Autograph or say hello.

They should have an ICC tournament with just veterans and legends

One of the best batsman of the all time

@kunalsingh3121

4 жыл бұрын

The best why are u saying one of the best u moron.Want to put statchin or the second string dominating bully gavskar in between.

@pallabbiswas947

4 жыл бұрын

@@kunalsingh3121 What about that Gentleman who avgd over 99 in tests? Was he not the best? By the way Gavaskar played for a weaker side unlike Viv who didn't have to face his own bowlers.

@kunalsingh3121

4 жыл бұрын

@@pallabbiswas947 This is most overrated thing i have seen,Whether for weak or strong side champion players always remain same,And by the Way Viv had faced them In county And smashed them.Talking about other bowlers Lilee has kick sunil ass,Hadlee too trouble him,And Viv dominate both of them,Gavaskar was overrated ,Vishwanath and Amarnath were better player than him. One thing i cant get how can u compare Viv to People like him,its comparing a king to a begger. Vivian Richards walk to the crease is better than all his Runs and all that. I dont think u have seen them bat then u wouldnt have asked this,By the Way even Greg chappell was better player than Sunil forget Viv😂😂.

@kunalsingh3121

4 жыл бұрын

@@pallabbiswas947 And the gentleman who avg 100,Used to play cricket Like Gully cricket,Where bowlers only use to bowl at off stump and no intimidation.Only one Bowler came harlood larwood who kicked his ass and they crucify him for no reason and that cry pussy bradman ensure that larwood never play,and he keep on Dominating in gully cricket.If he would have faced 4 windies quick,U might have to take his dead body to Graveyard.or Even Lilee and thomson.

@amitmisra2806

4 жыл бұрын

@@kunalsingh3121 absolutely nailed it brother!!!!

Ferrari Bugatti Rolls-Royce BMW Mercedes of Batting. Got gifted Amazing Reflexes Phenomenal Awesome Super Duper Mesmerizing skills Animal instincts Arrogance.The Undisputed King of Cricket. The Chewing Gum , the walk the swag, the style the class. Till today and never ever will there be a player who will dominate worlds best fearsome bowlers the way he destroyed murdered them especially the best bowlers of the world who were given great respect and treatment. Playing with modern bats solid protective gears sophisticated protection gadgets refined pitches and then playing without helmets protective gears uncured rough uneven pitches its like earth and sky distance. I have played season cricket myself and I know exactly what it means. No current stars of today and batsmen since cricket began who are breaking records in runs can even dare to do what these players have achieved in those times and years which have passed by. It needs a lot of bravery courage brilliance fearless approach determination and infinite aggression. The only other best example would be Mike Tyson intimidating animal instincts destroying the oppositions causing terror fear in them. No limitations of bouncers and yet walk with that chewing gum , the style the swagger, the arrogance, destroy bowlers all around the world anywhere any location any time..that's my and my fathers favorite Sir Viv Richards . The game changed to the 5th Gear the moment Viv started just walking to the batting crease. it was game on very intimidating for all bowlers and fielders especially the best bowler they had and fielders if they may miss drop his catch ....I am here to destroy you all show me what you have got to the bowlers and opposition. We always prayed that Greenidge or Haynes get out quickly as We enjoyed Viv destroy bowling like T20 about 30-35 years back unbelievable batting hitting cleanly & yet very stylish absolutely brilliant and stunning a treat to watch. If anyone has not seen Viv Richards destroy oppositions and the most feared bowlers of the world then I am very sorry to tell you that you have not seen the best ever possible batting in cricket.The moment Viv came to bat the game changed to fastest gear open challenge to bowlers I'm going to go after you all especially the best bowler of the team. fearless aggressive. Remember always when you talk discuss records compare with protective gears helmets power bats and so on the latest sophisticated equipment gadgets the limitations of bouncers by bowlers and without all of the above. No current batsmen will dare to do what Richards did to play without sophisticated helmets protective gears on uncovered highly lethal dangerous uneven pitches ,fearless dangerous very aggressive instincts without helmets protective gears and no limitations of bouncers Huge difference to play with and without protective gears and unlimited bouncers short pitched bowling. The game changed to the topmost gear the moment Viv Richards stepped on to the ground his entry itself was sufficient, his chewing gum, his swag his style his walk, taking guard was very intimidating it said to the opposition I am here now show me what you got and I am here to destroy you all especially the best bowler of your team nowadays batsmen attack identity weak bowlers Viv attacked destroyed every teams most fearsome bowlers. I always wanted Greenidge or Haynes to get out quickly as I loved to watch Viv enter and murder hammer blast destroy the best bowlers of the era

@shankarM4U

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, excellent comment !!! Sir would love to meet you in person when we are all able to post this pandemic...My contact no is 9867713970

he is a genius

I just looked up the scorecard for this match and apparently Allan Border was awarded Man of the Match. LOL

This was the game that lead to the South Africa 22 off 1 ball in the 92 World Cup

Vivian Richard and Miandad what a batsman they were before 90s. One was aggressive, brave. One was fighter, consistent.

@arunsreeniketh

4 жыл бұрын

Viv was master blater. Greenidge , Hayens also top class , jimmy Amarnath he is fearless batsman, windies captain Clive Lyod himself expressed about Our jimmy his super capability of dealing windies speedesters . When Amarnath received short pitched balls he pull it or hook it very rarely duck it. Our paaji Kapildev had good record against windies in West Indies. ( other 3 allrounders hadn t )

@amitpal5599

4 жыл бұрын

Chutiya miadad... soaib khatar ko six mar ke match to harbhajan singh ne bhi jitaya tha... Gaandu hai miadad

@saadtirmizi96

4 жыл бұрын

@@arunsreeniketh Yep, There were many greats

@saadtirmizi96

4 жыл бұрын

@@amitpal5599 first of all, say like educated. Then, ask your fathers and grandfathers why that was special.

@shujahmohammed9173

4 жыл бұрын

@@saadtirmizi96 amit pal is not educated

No helmet, casually takes out ball after ball - chewing gum...what hard target? Real Boss....

Bhai six at cover drive 😘😘🙏

@Godplayzdice

4 жыл бұрын

That too in 1980s, long grounds, small bats, tough pitches, zero helmet. Today he'd have scored 300 in ODI and absolutely destroyed all records.

3:58 how neatly he has hit that

dhoni + sachin + lara = Richards

Master blaster