Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander (Viv) Richards West Indies (WI)
Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm slow
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	121	187
Runs scored	8,540	6,721
Batting average	50.23	47.00
100s/50s	24/45	11/45
Top score	291	189*
BallsOvers bowled	862.4	940.4
Wickets	32	118
Bowling average	61.37	35.83
5 wickets in innings	0	2
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	2/17	6/41
Catches/stumpings	122	100
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Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born St John's, Antigua on 7 March 1952), better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv is a former West Indian cricketer. St Johns is the capital city of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, a country located in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...

Richards was an extremely attacking right-hand batsman, a good fielder, an occasional spin bowler, and a successful captain. His impressive style of play, and relaxed but determined demeanour made him a great crowd favourite. The word "swagger" is frequently and aptly used to describe his batting style: an awe-inspiring figure, he often completely dominated opposing bowlers both physically and mentally. His strokeplay was utterly devastating; relying on his excellent eye for timing his shots, and his great physical strength and power to punish the bowlers severely. He was widely known for his habits of nonchalantly chewing gum while playing, and preferring to wear a cap rather than a cricket helmet even against the fastest bowlers such as Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, and Bob Willis, regardless of the personal danger. Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... Fielding in the sport of cricket is what fielders do to collect the ball when it is struck by the batsman in such a way as to either limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or get the batsman out by catching the ball or running the batsman... Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the sport of cricket. ... Pith helmet of Harry S. Truman For information about the band Helmet, see Helmet (band) Pickelhaube of a Swedish Royal Guard soldier A helmet is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or some other hard substance, typically for protection of the head... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Jeffrey Robert Thomson (Thommo) (born August 16, 1950 in Greenacre Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer. ... Robert (Bob) George Dylan Willis (born in Sunderland 30 May 1949) is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey, Warwickshire, Northern Transvaal and England. ...

Richards made his Test match debut for the West Indian cricket team in 1974 against India in Bangalore. He made an unbeaten 192 in the second Test of the same series in New Delhi. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Vidhana Soudha is the seat of Karnatakas Legislative assembly Bangalore (Kannada: ; (?) in Kannada and // in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... The Humayuns Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. ...

In his Test career, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches at an average of 50.23 (including 24 centuries). Richards also scored 5 centuries in World Series Cricket between 1977-79. They are not recognised by the ICC as official test centuries, but the high standard of cricket played in this series means that they can arguably be ranked alongside his 24 test centuries . He won 27 of 50 matches as a Test captain, and lost only 8. He is also the scorer of the fastest ever Test century. His highest innings of 291 is sixth on the list West Indies' highest individual scores.

In 1976 Richards scored 1710 runs at 90.00 with seven centuries in 11 Tests, both records to this day. Rather surprisingly, in six ODIs he played that calendar year he managed only 112 runs at 28.00.

Apart from his exciting style of play, Richards is held in great esteem for his personal principles in refusing a "blank cheque" offer to play for a rebel West Indian squad in South Africa during the apartheid era in 1983, and again in 1984. A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was chosen as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1977. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

In 2000, Richards was named by a 100-member panel of experts one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century. Richards received 25 votes, behind Sir Donald Bradman (100 votes), Sir Garfield Sobers (90 votes), Sir Jack Hobbs (30 votes) and Shane Warne (27 votes). This article is about the year 2000. ... The Wisden Cricketers of the Century are five cricketers who were judged to be the most prominant players of the 20th century, as selected by a 100-member panel of cricket experts appointed by Wisden in 2000. ... Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (August 27, 1908 — February 25, 2001), often called Don Bradman or The Don, was an Australian cricketer who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time, and is one of Australias most popular sporting heroes. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Sir John Berry Jack Hobbs (born 16 December 1882 in Cambridge, England, died 21 December 1963 in Hove, Sussex) played cricket for Surrey and England. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer, and captain of Hampshire. ...

He also played soccer for the Antigua national team, appearing in qualifying matches for the 1974 World Cup.

Richards has a relationship with a renowned bollywood actress, Neena Gupta, with whom he also has a child. Movie poster of one of the most popular films—Sholay (1975) Bollywood (Hindi: बॉलीवुड, Urdu: بالیوُڈ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry in India. ... A noted actress in the Indian television as the female protagonist for and against adultery, livin relationships, single mothers and so on. ...

He is also a user of Pot Tea, which he claims is to relieve his eye problems. Pot tea is an infusion of cannabis, usually the leaves of the plant, in hot water. ...

Viv Richards' career performance graph.

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Charles Allan (Charlie) Davis (born January 1, 1944, Belmont, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 15 Tests from 1968 to 1973. ... Categories: Stub | West Indian cricketers | Jamaica cricketers | West Indian test cricketers | West Indian batsmen | Wisden Cricketers of the Year ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) is a West Indian cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Clyde Leopold Walcott (born 17 January 1926 in St. ... Everton de Courcy Weekes (born 26 February 1925, Pickwick Gap, Westbury, St Michael, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained the West Indian cricket team at official international level in at least one match. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was a West Indian cricketer, born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess, St. ...

See also

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External link

• Player Profile: Viv Richards from Cricinfo