Viv has a Lion's Heart. Facing likes of Dennis and Thomson without helmet and ducking Bouncers. You got to be kidding Sir Richards. Bravest Cricketer I have ever seen.
Sunil Gavaskar played most of career without a helmet against the mighty West Indian pace attack ...he was even braver because at least Viv played against pace bowlers in his domestic cricket
@@cashmandillian4600 He faced them in County many Times And smash them To Pieces,And In Island Vs Island matches He Even smashed Malcom marshall at his fastest. And Coming To Sunil Gavskar He use to wear a skull cap,And Later He Use to wear temple guard Viv is the only player who played without any protection And Against Thommo when he was at his Fastest in 75.For That Matter Even Ian chappel as far as i remember Didnt Wore a Helmet.Greg too wore a temple guard in his Later part For Ur kind information Gavskar never scored 100s against Reall windies quatret Apart from 1 at boruda and 1 at Dead Pitch in Madras Or Delhi U know What kind of Pitches were these,MOHINDER amarnath was best player Of that time From india A fearless hooker And Technically Brilliant.
@@kunalsingh3121 so.how many centuries did Sunny score against the West Indies? And by the way Sunny started wearing a skull cap at rear end of his career
@@cashmandillian4600 13 idiot but Out of 9 to 10 were Against B grade windies side It will shock ur ass up but thats true Around 71 in his Debut series,Windies were basically Playing Club level Bowlers Like Holder,Jullien etc.In 74 A Young Andy roberts was there,And he struggled a bit,In 76 Miki holding too had came He got a great 100 there but roberts wasnt playing,Rest of his 100s were in 78 Where All there players Went To Packer Circus And they go back Again to Spin Dominating side.Got 1 at boruda against all of them in 81 and Scored well in 83 84 Where Garner was not playing. Ps He averages 16 Against Dennis Lilee,Hadlee Too had him Many Times. But No desrespect His level Of Concentration was brillaint But Some of his facts are highly Overrated and Absolutely Wrong But still a Damm Fine Player.
@@derby1884 No, Hraeme Pollock was 2nd to Bradman. If it hadn't have been for apartheid Pollock would've probably averaged in the 80's. Pollock got tons against rebel touring teams, when he was in his late 40's and early 50's.
Viv Richards so fearless, no protection at all gets hit with a bouncer from one of the fastest bowlers of all time and just laughs it off. What a champ
Wrong, a helmet causes you to get struck more often, helmet wearers take greater risks and don't learn how to deal with the rising delivery anywhere near as well, this is shown in the stats since helmet compulsion which shows us that helmets have made matters worse. More head injuries and deaths.
truly he was a brave and courageous cricketer. never wore a helmet during his whole career. thats bravery. and faced fast bowlers like lillee, thompson,hadlee and attacking them. thats courage
@Jim Barrows hahaha, bother to look at the facts you fucking dimwit! Helmets increase head injuries, this occurs in all sports. You're fucking clueless!!
Remember watching Grenidge and Haynes opening. Getting one of them out mid afternoon and then you heart would sink when Viv Richards came out! Great, great batsman
One of the best, bravest and the most talented batsmen in the world ever produced. Played against the top bowlers of all time and has an excellent record. King Viv you are still the best your presence is an inspiration to others
I miss these days. Viv was a great batsman, Lillie a great bowler. What a privilege it was to have lived through this era and seen these great players on the same field.
I lived through that time period and I am only 62 Years old , and I remember That match were Lillee went nuts and Bowled Western Australia to Victory in The Miracle match , even Viv tip his hat to DK some players then , and what a Player was the Master Blaster Viv was And my Favourite was The Big Cat 🐈 Clive Lloyd , you have to be older to Remember these terminology we called these players Ps The only thing about getting older Is you do forget the names and nick names eg Clive Lloyd not sure if it Big Cat or Cool cat , either one suits him !!
Viv Richards had a gift of sharp eyesight...he could see the ball fraction of a second earlier than other batsmen....As Gavaskar has said ...that most of the time Richards got out it was when he got bored, that was the genius of Sir Vivian Alexander Richards!!
@@hyena131 go look it up, it's easily available to find. Having played in the 80s myself without a helmet and watched a lot of cricket AND I am into cycling since the 80s alsom the prevalence of helmets has had a detrimental effect in both sports, as it has in all sports/activities that wear PPE, particularly to the head. Often the helmet induces people into taking greater risks (risk compensation or risk homeostasis), bowlers are content to bowl at/above shoulders, umps are less protective of batters (because of helmets) and batters are far worse at playing the rising ball than pre helmet days and are more likely to be struck by a rising ball because they feel less fearful because of the helmet. As such head strikes have increased, same as increases in concussions in boxing WITH padded headguard and the helmets are simply not good enough even when they aree gridiron standard to prevent TBIs. Surely you have heard of the massive increases in brain injury and CTE issues in past players in american football. Why is that since they wear helmets? Do you think a cricket ball has more chance of hitting a helmet that protrudes out further than the head or an unhelmetted head that is smaller? Sxience tells us an unhelmeted head is LESS likely to get struck! Here's a quote from a british medical Journal research paper "Batters in cricket are continuing to sustain head and facial injuries despite wearing protective helmets." repository.cardiffmet.ac.uk/handle/10369/5691?show=full
@@ynotnilknarf39 You made the claim, not me, so it's up to you back it up. Not my job to "look it up." For the 2nd time, proof? If you're right, I will stand corrected.
The legendary man who played without helmet against legendary bowlers... Cheeka told in an interview that Sir Richards mentioned he will be retiring from cricket when the day he wants to wear Helmet for protection...such a Brave king Richards ❤️
I m lucky enough to watch the great sir viv Richards played in his prime. No doubt the finest player against fast bowling. If he had to play in today.s era , he would break all batting records . Back then the fast bowlers were genuine brutal and skillful . Today we seldom see a genuine fast bowler. He was masterpiece.
not sure....bowlers these days are not uni dimentional...brainless bowling bouncers after bouncer and getting predictable....these day bowlers have better avg and sr than lileee that too playing in good batting friendly pitches.....so these day bowlers are as good as back then...
At times many said he could have played into his mid 40s and would have still devastated bowlers! 😂My all time favourite cricketer! My childhood hero! 😍The greatest Batsman ! ❤️ THE MASTER BLASTER! My god what a rockstar! Lots and lots of ❤️and respect from India to KING VIV!
You can tell he past his best in the video. Still good but not as sharp with his shots and reflexes as he was in early to mid 80's. Not sure what year this was but I remember I watched a lot of the West Indies v Australia Test series around 1991 or 92 and he must have been nearly 40 then and he was clearly getting to the point of retirement because he was not dealing well with the pace of Craig McDermott in that series. Both Greenidge and Viv Richards were both playing in that series but I could tell they were very close to the end of their careers as they were getting it on the body a lot more than they would have before. Craig McDermott really paid for it as the West Indies quicks really went after him when he batted. Would not have wanted to be in his shoes when he was batting. Loved watching Viv and Gordon Greenidge bat. Shame when the careers of players you loved watching has to come to an end.
Cannot imagine anyone facing Dennis Lillee type of bowlers without helmet with so much poise and grace. It's not happening anymore. I think some like Vivian Richards were destined to be great.
Australia introduced aggressive psychology into the game of cricket and it worked for them.When Clive Lloyd retaliated with his style of fiery cricket they didn't like very much but it worked for us.
Two sixes and as the commentator says " Not from the middle of the bat" .. Had it been from the middle of the bat it would have gone to some other planet😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah, but to be fair he did say that it was a sign of Viv's talent It's pretty regular to see mistimed sixes these days with the bats they use The only other player of that era I remember who would hit a mistimed six was Viv's pal Ian Botham.
There is no doubt that Sir Viv, was and will always be the most intimidating, naturally gifted batsmen ever. There are no real characters today in the game ...too cool and thats what made the bowlers so scared of him ...When did Sir Viv ever wear a helmet? Answer .....NEVER !
Sir Vivian Richards.....hell of a man he decimated each and every one.....we don't produce players of such calibre anymore.....pure genius..... only one thing comes to my mind whenever I watch him....#Respect
You mistake arrogance for greatness. DK is top shelf & had the power to intimidate, plus his enormous skills. Like Viv, the greatest in their era. Viv the best since Bradman. Lillee the greatest quick of all time.
@@graemealexander9347 The greatest quick of all time? Yeah right. Waaaay better than Joel Garner / Courtney Walsh / Malcolm Marshall / Andy Roberts / Harold Larwood / Freddy Truman / Glenn McGrath / ...... And I don't think any of those were a prick like DL either.
jeff skanks Oh no. McGrath was never a 'prick' per se. And Marshall, Garner, Walsh, etc etc were all sooooo nice to batsman on the field. It's test cricket. Tough, competitive and played hard on the field. It's clear you've never played a sport live. Stick to video games, ya little wannabee twat. Calm down, kiddo...
Viv was the one who was arrogant. He'd arrogantly stride out to the wicket, and arrogantly lean on his bat while he arrogantly chewed his chewing gum. That's what I liked about him. I think it was all part of an act to intimidate the opposition, but you've got to have the game to back it up. Even refusing to wear a helmet was arrogant. It was his way of saying "I'm Viv Motherfucking Richards and none of you bowlers are good enough to touch me!" I'm an Aussie cricket fan and back in the 80's the Windies were awesome. They played the way I wished Australia would.
Dennis lillee may have been arrogant but you would have to be stupid to call him a w**ker and a loser, he was a great bowler in an era where there were many great bowlers and batsmen,and yes they were real men🏏
That's classic test match cricket great Fast bowler vs great batsman love the opportunity to to see them in action at the Adelaide oval now I'm showing my age just turned 60 2 days ago love Anthony Fed ex lol
I donno about others.. Know just one thing as I have seen Sir Viv Richards batting.. No one I could compare still with him.. He used to play without helmet and has hit great fast bowlers .. Legends are legends.. Love from India Sir
Simply amazing, to play in a cap against 2 very quick fast bowlers is very brave. Devon doesn't get much credit but when it clicked, he could bowl some really nasty spells of pure fast bowling.
Why are you so obsessed with masculinity and toughness? Get over it. Most batsmen aren't stupid enough to risk their lives for the sake of acting tough
@Dip G wasim in his prime easily averaged 145-150 kphs. Now combine this with his height, deadly swing, accuracy, bouncers and banana yorkers. You have to be a real stupid or a butt-hurt Indian to term Wasim as average speed bowler.
@Dip G no proof for the speed of Dennis Lilllee right? so how do you confirm? by asking the bastmen who faced them. So you better do some research and look at the interviews of those batsmen who faced Wasim in his prime.
i'm so glad to have been a cricket fan back in the day when there were so many legends about, and for a period of time the windies looked like they would rule test cricket forever
Was awesome to watch these two greats duel so often. Was fun stuff when they would still confront even after ball finished with. Off field after play, no doubt , just fun and games to both of them.
No he didn't. Gavaskar played less first class matches than Viv Richards. Richards faced the west Indian bowlers in first class cricket.He played not just in the Caribbean but also County Cricket in the UK, Sheffield Shield Cricket in Australia, WSC in Australia and not forgetting practice sessions in the nets and the pacemen didn't hold back!
dennis lillee changed alot. turned black, switched to play for england and changed hes name to devon malcolm. was that a plot to confuse viv into a easy wicket?
@@leos1875 he retired as Dennis Lillee in 84, went away and worked hard at becoming Devon Malcolm and showcased his new appearance in 89, ended up having a second career. Incredible player
Gavaskar was good but not with these giants ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6NZKfutIZeE.html See this clip 29:27.India surrenders the match
How gavaskar faced those bowlers likes of Jeff Thomson, Denis lille, malcon Marshall and fierce attack of West indies, coming from sub- continental country
Yep. His figures still stand up against today's best, despite the smaller boundaries, batter friendly wickets and better bat technology. I sometimes wonder what carnage he would cause today..... imagine him in 20/20.....
Fearless batsman was lucky to meet him in bangalore When i was a Kid, respect for the legend. I Was lucky to meet the West indies team and Shake hands with them.
What a Man!!! Without the helmet, facing Lillee, no fear with chewing gum on!! He picked up the ball so early with those pacers, hence no fear. Must hv grown up facing such bowlers in windies.
Viv Richards gets so many plaudits and rightly so. But for me Alan Border does not get many and I don't get it. Alan Border played a majority of the time when Australian batsmen were under siege. He often was the only one that was able to stand firm against all onslaught. Alan Border from 156 matches had an average of 50.56 Viv Richards from 121 matches had an average of 50.23 So averages were very close, but Border did it for longer, which playing older usually ruins people's average a bit. As explained Alan Border seemed to always be batting when Australians backs were to the wall. Under so much pressure. Viv had so many great batsmen around him, so the pressure was not the same. Also Viv did not need to face the great West Indian attack. Don't get me wrong. Both are great and iconic players. I enjoyed watching both play. You just seem to hear very little about how good Alan Border was (even from Australians). To me both Alan Border and Viv Richards should be in the same conversation.
@Tech SUPPORT Ian Chappels last match was in 1980. Greg's last was in 1984. Alan Border debuted December 1978 and played up until 1994. He would played 1 year 1 month with Ian and exactly 5 years with Greg. So he then played another 10 years without either of the chappells. Other Australian greats all retired at the same time in 1984 too such as Lillie,Marsh along with Greg Chappell. Dean Jones replaced them and debuted in 1984. Here is a comment from him about the times: "It was an awful time to play for Australia. Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee had just retired from Test cricket and South African cricket officials, like Dr Ali Bacher, were lingering around trying to induce players to play in South Africa on an unauthorised tour. I was the first player to reject Bacher's $200,000 tax-free offer and my teammates hated me for it. Players had their own agendas. Our team culture was pathetic and most players were very selfish." So that 5 year period from 1984 were the main years I refer to when I saw Alan Border always batting with our backs to the wall. Looking at a scorecard from when Australia toured the West Indies in 1984 had these names: Wayne Phillips (Ave 32.3), Greg Ritchie (Ave 35.3). These were the two openers., Allan Border (Ave 50.56), Kim Hughes (Ave 37.41) , Dean Jones (Ave 46.55 but he debuted this year), David Hookes (Ave 34.36), and Roger Wooley Keeping (Ave 10.50). Hardly a great batting line up there. Those were their career averages. Not exactly great batsman around him. From the 1983/84 series, Australia did not win a test series against any nation until beating New Zealand 1-0 (in a 3 test series) in the 1987/88 series. That is a long drought to win a test series against anyone let alone against the West Indies. Here are the results in case you want to see the facts. On top and bottom are their series wins, with no wins in between. Series/Tournament Season Winner Margin Pakistan in Australia Test Series 1983/84 Australia 2-0 (5) The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies) 1983/84 West Indies 3-0 (5) The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia) 1984/85 West Indies 3-1 (5) The Ashes (Australia in England) 1985 England 3-1 (6) Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia) 1985/86 New Zealand 2-1 (3) India in Australia Test Series 1985/86 drawn 0-0 (3) Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia in New Zealand) 1985/86 New Zealand 1-0 (3) Australia in India Test Series 1986/87 drawn 0-0 (3) The Ashes (England in Australia) 1986/87 England 2-1 (5) Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia) 1987/88 Australia 1-0 (3) So yeah Australia were garbage for that time period. Not sure where you get they were the second best Test team.
@Tech SUPPORT Yes Border slogged it out during some very lean years but then was there to help the next group take off. Remember though that even though these players played with Border, they weren't necessarily great players early in their careers. Some took years before they became great. Steve Waugh (who is one of my favorite players) for example did not score a century in his first 26 tests. So from 1985 right up to the ashes in 1989, Waugh made no 100's. It must have been an inspired decision to persevere with Steve Waugh despite this because we know what hell of a player he became. However I always felt Greg Matthews deserved the spot more than Steve. Lets also not forget Dean Jones (52 matches at an average of 46.55) also lost his spot in the team too. Both Jones and Matthews player their last test in 1992. Greg Matthews from 33 test matches averaged 41.08 with the bat, despite batting at number 7. This was much better than what Steve Waugh for example was doing during that time, despite Steve batting higher most of the time. To be honest both players deserved their spot, but I felt Greg deserved it most. The knock on Greg was that they seemed to think he was in the team primarily as a spin bowler, and since he wasn't taking many wickets he wasn't doing his job. Given he was getting more runs than most of the batsman, I say they should have got rid of another batsman instead of getting rid of Greg and bat Greg higher up the order where he would have even made more runs. Here is a remarkable stat regarding Greg's last 5 test matches played with the bat. He scored: 1st innings : 2nd Innings 6 : 64 55 : 51 57 : 96 30 : 0 79 : Did Not Bat (Last match played in 1992) So Greg scored 6 fifties in his last 5 matches from 9 innings batting at number 7! Imagine being dropped after those were your last 5 matches batting low down the order at number 7! Also what the above shows is he got great scores in the second innings of those tests too which are far more harder and valuable. Interestingly I mentioned Dean Jones being dropped too. Was he out of form? Here are his last 4 matches: 1st innings : 2nd Innings 7 : 150 not out 10 : 57 77 : 100 not out 11 : 21 So Dean's last 8 innings in test cricket include 2 unbeaten 2nd innings 100's, and 2 50's. The selectors really made some strange decisions dropping both these two guys in 1992.
Did anyone notice the great Sir Vivian Richards' strike rate @1:57? Now wonder what it would have been with better bats used nowadays and rules heavily loaded in favour of the batsmen?
It's like a great battle between two legends in one boxing ring. During that time no restrictions on bouncers and Richards don't like to wear a helmet. Awesome.
Before this innings against Devon Malcolm, Viv , for the first time thought about wearing a helmet , He decided against thinking "No back yourself!" brilliant batsman!
When Lilee bowls to Richards he acts as if he's going to war because he knows how great of a batsman Richards is. He will try anything to get him out - bouncers, start an argument, etc. Big respect for both of them and I'm a West Indies fan.
