Greatest ODI Innings Ever By Viv Richards(189) Part 1

Greatest ODI Innings Ever By Viv Richards(189) Part 1

[@venudakoju196]

West Indies at 166-9 , sir viv at 96* , Micheal Holding came to the crease, they both had a partnership of 106 runs and 93 runs came from sir viv's bat. Sir viv scored unbeaten189* runs and broken the record of Kapil dev's 175* runs who had scored in 1983 world cup .What an Absolute Legend he was 🙏 Greatest Player ever played the Game.

[@normanfarquharson5763]

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[@honestadministrator]

But Kapil had to face tougher match situation

[@benjaminbird9931]

😊

[@madhusoodananunniyattil9421]

The innings of Richards came first! So no question of beating Kapil Dev's score! In fact Kapil could not beat this score, though his innings was a real heroic and valuable one and he remained not out !! 🙏

[@ranjeewasenevirathne3392]

@@vasudevancv8470 Nope. Richards' innings came in 1984 and not in a World Cup.

[@nalindajayasinghe6598]

Sir Viv Richards is the best ever in the history of Cricket. Irrespective of the nationality all spectators wanted him to be not out in the middle. No arm guard no chest guard no helmet, still lives without any harm, only secret was his eyes. Once he had told a reporter you must develop your skill to see the ball very well. Secret of his success. Long live Sir Viv Richards. Greetings from the pearl of the Indian Ocean.

[@bannedspencer]

Best ever? no, incredible batsman, yes. Closest to Richards I have seen since him is Kohli, both have an unbelievable ability. They are the type of batsman you want your team to get out cheaply but you'd really like to see them bat for an hour as well

[@Wally-H]

@@bannedspencer Richards was the best ever, no doubt about it. You have to remember in his day, no power plays and silly fielding restrictions, plus those old bats were nowhere near as effective as they are now. He was the most naturally gifted player there has ever been. Also, like all truly great players, he could pull an innings out of the bag when his team most needed it.

[@bannedspencer]

@@Wally-H Having to remember??? Ha, I watched him come over to smash my teams bowlers since 75. It may be hard to believe but in75, he was a better fielder than bat...that is how good he was in the field. Agree though, even with the old bats he could clear the MCG boundary when it was 100 metres In my time watching cricket he was the most annoying bat to bowl to followed closely by Tendulkar and Gilchrist

[@bannedspencer]

I can still remember times as a kid watching my ream bowl to Richards and thinking "short...leg side??? who ever said that is his weakness?"

[@Wally-H]

@@bannedspencer I thought people used to say he was supposedly vulnerable to a pitched up delivery on his off stump. In reality he didn't really have any weaknesses

[@ainscarvalho]

There are players who have scored higher innings, more runs, more 100s and 50s but this man remains one of the greatest batsmen I have ever seen. So effortless and smooth. A flick of the wrist and it’s gone for 6.

[@1985generation11]

He is indeed the most destructive batsman of the history of cricket.

[@jeromechristmas7385]

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[@parthsavyasachi9348]

quite stupid comment. You mean to say that when he got out he was trying to get out??

[@simonhylson-smith7790]

As a 51-year-old, I was fortunate enough to be there in person for this remarkable performance in Manchester (taking yet another day off university). His style left you thinking he would be out next ball but he only occasionally was. Unashamedly my batting hero. This remains the ODI standard.

[@imrozzahan7328]

Simon Hylson-Smith , Please, don't lie uncle. Telling lies are not good for you

[@pasandesilva7903]

How did you you get to that conclusion in the first place? Lol Could you please show some sort of evidence to support your matter?

[@MrAlibongo2scoops]

he was there , i saw him

[@rajeevkumarification]

Simon Hylson-Smith wow! Lucky you...

[@theemperor2506]

Wow.... Simon... You are the witness of this innings.? I envy you Sir. Sir Richards was Fearless Ferocious Tiger in the then super mighty WI. No words are enough in praise of Sir Richards. When Sir Richards was Captain of WI, He used to lead his team like Lion is walking ahead and cubs following him. I have a Great Great Respect for Isaac Vivian Richards.

[@MrPeterpiper1969]

I loved watching Viv play and I still feel he is the greatest player I have ever seen in person as well as one of the most awesome human beings. I had the privilege of meeting him several times during the summer of 87 when he played for Rishton cricket club (I was an awestruck, star struck eighteen year old who bowled off spin) and he was unfailingly kind, polite and patient with everyone around him. A wonderful, wonderful man.

[@theemperor2506]

Wow... You used to play with Sir Richards... You used to bowl to him... Now you are making me jealous boy. You need to have Heart of a Lion to play game of cricket without Helmet.

[@scooters47]

The really great ones usually are

[@petergreen5337]

❤well said and well done

[@rehmankhan5721]

The one and only the king sir Issac Vivian Richards, the greatest of all time, there will no match for this master of cricket

[@gov544]

This guy had swag even before the word swag became popular

[@PremierSmilesDentist]

The greatest

[@poools8604]

Swagger. First known use-1590

[@mspmrsi8482]

You said it. True

[@rajgsrinivas]

@@poools8604 he said popular.

[@graemealexander8804]

None better than this man. Greatest ODI batsman of all time & the best Test batsman of the modern era.

[@RH-xf4vf]

Loved watching him play. That swagger. Sheer command of the wicket, the bowlers, the ground. I was fortunate to see him make a few centuries, as well as on the tv. A great, great, great batsman. A giant.

[@petergreen5337]

❤well said and well REASONED.

[@askbaby]

I remember this as clear as day... Watching it again you realize just how good he truly was. A world class performance...

[@sonny199]

Can we appreciate the welcome and standing ovation for Clive Lloyd as he came in to bat 🤩

[@beefy1986]

Ya man. He played for Lancashire and the Old Trafford crowd is always faithful to one of its own. Same for Farroukh Engineer and Wasim Akram

[@petergreen5337]

❤exactly

[@whouster]

No one compares to King Viv. Yes, the stats say Bradman was the best by miles, but I can't believe any batsman has murdered bowling attacks the way Viv did - and with such grace as well as power.

[@davidroberts8462]

Great power and physicality, great player Sir Viv Richards.

[@robertcottam8824]

Been watching cricket since the days of Sobers but Viv is definitely the best I’ve seen, live. Awesome. Goodness knows what it would have been like to bowl to him…

[@melvynslote457]

Bradman murdered bowlers. Known for scoring quickly. In 1934 he hit over three hundred in a day, in a test match at Headingley. A hundred in each session. Richard's performance against Marshall, Garner et al in the inter island competition was nothing special.

[@rvk9398]

Imagine if he had batted in this current era.. He would have smashed each and every ball that he would have faced... Legend for a reason... And Forever

[@neerajkumar-xj6ws]

Hard times create tough man , there can not be another Richard because.

[@roytonneita3354]

Lovely to watch.....

[@daryenephraim7013]

People talk about Bradman, and yes he has a great record, but not even Bradman destroys bowlers like this. This man is the greatest Batsman of all time. The true g.o.a.t of both Test Match and ODI!

[@geskar]

Goat ?

[@khanshab23655]

@@geskar 🐐

[@ranjeetprabhu1457]

And destroys with a cap on and chewing gum!

[@kufujitsu]

Bradman was famous for his quick scoring - but unlike Viv Richards, he never had the opportunity to play one-day cricket. Had Bradman played it, on these flat batting pitches that are tailor-made for the batsman, then I'm sure he would have been great at that form of cricket as well. & Bradman probably would have made it look ridiculously easy while he was doing it......

[@sunilroyalnestedavanaparam5142]

He changed the complexion of test format. He devastated all bowling attack in the world. Every bowlers nightmare.

[@daviddwyer8272]

The greatest innings I ever saw. Simple as that. And how wonderful to hear Jim Laker commentating too.

[@OpticalRace]

Lakers commentary has added to the greatness of this innings

[@sriramn167]

My God, What a Player Sir King Viv Richards is!!!!!!!! Nobody can even reach that Place😎 He is The Real Master Blaster😎😎😎😎

[@TaeeshNENE]

Sriram N what others do now...he did 40 years ago... Grace + polite arrogance + attitude + supet talent is sir viv. the way he walks upto his buddy ian Botham is just a treat to watch as if he is saying...Sorry man.

[@Wally-H]

@@TaeeshNENE He won't be saying sorry, I can assure you - not Viv's way. He would have been teasing him, perhaps thanking him for the poor delivery.

[@bernardjay379]

He had sensational eyesight his ability to see the ball a fraction of second earlier than any other batsmen allied with lightning reflexes made him a truly great batsman.

[@aakhan8970]

Greatest batsman that ever played cricket, changed the game forever, Sir Viv Richards. Incredible innings almost majority of the score in team total was his. Have seen SAeed Anwar and Laras but never seen such a batting ever.

[@arifalvi8874]

Saeed Anwar Ki Kia Aukat

[@steadfastperson9143]

saeed anwar se to bahoot behtar batsman hy 73 sr

[@avinashmohanlal]

That six Viv hits of Willis is the greatest shot ever played in the history of cricket!

[@mizofan]

+Avinash Mohanlal I was going go pick that one out myself. Willis charging in and Viv makes it look like he had all the time in the world, quite majestic

[@Wally-H]

Bob did clean Viv up on occasions but overall, he used to play Bob very well in both tests and ODI's. I'm a big fan of Bob, who is often underrated and actually had bowling stats that stood up very well against the other great bowlers of his era (Lillee, Thomson, Holding and Roberts etc.) but Viv had such brilliant timing he just used Willis' pace against him. the two had some great battles over the years and you would have to say overall, Viv came out on top.

[@zodiac6968]

No, it is second, the one at the 12min mark is the greatest.

[@mrvillan6951]

Great. Thanks for putting this up. Absolutely sensational innings. It stands up even today. Back then it was as if the great man was playing a different sport to all other batsmen. Also the commentary from Jim Laker and Ted Dexter, two magnificent players themselves, really put the innings into perspective, even as it was happening. As Ted Dexter said, "we're really seeing something here!". How right he was.

[@maaverancasanova9422]

The stride into the middle with a swagger,relentlessly chewing the gum,takes guard looks into the eye of the bowler whoever it is,walks into half way down the pitch does some gardening,again eyeball to eyeball contact with the bowler,walks back with the same swagger to the stumps...that was King Richards...on par with his another great countryman Sir Gary...

[@theemperor2506]

Eyeball to Eyeball contact from King Richards is enough to fill any bowler with fear. Nightmare of Bowlers

[@Wally-H]

I always remember when he used to walk out to bat with that swagger, my mum would say "I don't like him. He is so arrogant..." used to make me and my dad chuckle. I only hated him because he used to destroy our bowlers lol

[@aurclairethomas3853]

The most feared batsman ever IVA Richards. By far the most destructive the world have ever witnessed.

[@shakilmulani7002]

He is the only power hunk i ever seen in those days and still......he is more powerful than any chris gyle......he is all time number one...Not only me but all fastest blowers admits that he is the Giant Monster for all time simmers....Great man ......Great Power....Great Wisdom....Great Victory....in 1985 He is rewarded with Sir Degree. by Elizabeth.....Great Sir Vivan Richards..... He is the only batsman i ever seen against all simmers without helmet and showing all three stumps......Great sir.viv ..thanks a lot....

[@Wally-H]

Not more powerful than Gayle, who has brutal power, but what Richards had was immaculate timing and he always put his bat right through the ball.

[@priyankh.s8379]

Gayle can't be compared with gr8 richards.its an insult to richards

[@Wally-H]

Indeed. You have to be a great test player to be considered one of the greatest. Gayle average 42 with 15 hundreds, Richards average over 50 with 24 centuries against far better bowlers@@priyankh.s8379

[@Wally-H]

@High plains drifter What's that got to do with anything? Shane Warne is a twat but you can't deny the fact he is probably the best spin bowler ever to play test cricket (certainly the best leg break bowler). Whatever their personalities, players live and die by their records playing the game, not whether people like them.

[@Wally-H]

@Hari Om We also have this guy in England called Ben Stokes who has proved he's some hitter!

[@manojkrishnan5304]

in the 80's the whole cricket lovers were behind Viv Richards, no matter which country they represented. I am an Indian, but when Westindies and india played, i never want Richards to be out..... there was a silent heart support for the WI team only because of Viv.... if my friends knew this, they will kick me out now............

[@victoratkinson9550]

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[@hermanross5020]

Victor Athletics olq

[@Sahil-Singh.]

Mk you are a traitor

[@gyanendraarambam4378]

U r a national traitor..wait till u r put in a detention centre or thrown out of the country..bad jokes apart, he is one of the greatest (and definitely the most entertaining) batsman to ever play the game..

[@prettylittlekuruvi]

Love it when Henry says on Marshall's run out: "Disobeyed the great Richards and paid for it". Why don't present day commentators say anything like this?

[@Bernie8330]

Yeah it was a pretty good line for sure.

[@priyambajpai1794]

yeah around 7:50

[@Wally-H]

Jim Laker you mean. Henry Blofeld is a radio commentator.

[@rudrankpatel9020]

You guys had Tony Greig, now we have to listen even worst

[@pps2919]

Because there is no one like him in today’s cricket 😄

[@1967bert]

Richards was the best I have ever seen , Cool, Combative and had a swagger you could only Marvel at !!

[@glpooo]

He was as brutal as they come! My kinda guy. No regard for fast bowlers. 💪🏽💪🏽

[@Waseemashraf1979]

look at the score card that is the sign of great player 170 for 9 and 272 for 9 that is called classical cricket in those days there was no fielding restrictions and pitches were difficult for batsman no restrictions of bouncer for the bowlers but the batsman like richards javed miandad desmond haynes lloyd playing classical cricket even though without helmets

[@satyabachan8164]

Respected Mr. Pakistani brother , in this era there was an Indian opener , Sunny Gavaskar who also played classical cricket even though without helmets and most knowledgeable cricketer like Jaheer Abbas once said that - In his days Sunny is better than Don.

[@Waseemashraf1979]

@@satyabachan8164 No dought about that dear

[@michaelparadisis4076]

I.V.A Richards was simply the best. P.S Jim Laker is possibly the best commentator of all time. His choice of words and the voice itself is great to listen.

[@IBumpg]

John Arlott.

[@mizofan]

+Michael Paradisis Richards the most magnificent stroke-maker, Benaud the best commentator.

[@bilalmomin7896]

viv,the great legend, no body no cricketer is like viv

[@avinashmohanlal]

Viv was awesome and then some! He was my hero as well growing up. His six of Bob Willis is by far the greatest shot I have ever seen!

[@avinashmohanlal]

I wonder if viv was a little more selfish how many batting records he would have broken! Viv was one of a kind

[@vaibhavchopra5297]

If he had been selfish, you wouldn't be sating this today. His Greatness lies in this only. There were many Great batsmen in that era as well, but the man at the Top is still Richards. Certainly not because of his records.

[@sedrickdmello1331]

Even the great Tendulakar says he was my inspiration . BTW Viv was one of a kind . He defined limited overs cricket like none other

[@michaelspikel]

Always played for the team and not for records. Without doubt the Sobers 365 record would have gone if it was important for him or required to win a match.

[@ajayamuthenateneavaru3838]

Great legand sir

[@kunalsingh3121]

@@vaibhavchopra5297 Brilliantly said but still if Viv wants some kind of milestone or a big score he would have nailed that...just that team was he in they need 300 odd runs to wrap the opposition twice..

[@ghazanfarali393]

I was at this game . Viv the King .throughly enjoyed the game

[@TheMasterNinjaRyu]

Indeed it was the best innings ever. Merciless!

[@robertrodrigues7319]

Greatest of all time in all formats.. No debate

[@LDStulla]

Brilliant! Thank you for the upload but you should really put 189* because he was not out at the end.

[@amirbuttamir6084]

Viv Richard player of 100 years

[@rajeevkumarification]

Sir Vivian Richards.....The only entertainer in cricket who gave nightmares to each and every bowler. One 'sir' is not enogh...he deserves 100.....but still be less.....hats off Viv!

[@MartinVengadesan]

This was the very first cricket match I watched. What magic! Thanks for uploading.

[@bhaskarmukherjee8710]

The greatest destructive batsman in the history of cricket.That genious had almost same approach irrespective of forms of the game(one day or test match),his swagger was intimidating for any bowler,he used to "chew" the bowlers with utter disdain,hats off to "King"

[@Pranam100]

Genious of Cricket...Vivian Richards ....present day jokers cant even dream of being able to play Pace battery of 60s to 80s , which viv Richards , sunny Gavaskar, geoff boycott , Javed miandad , garry sobers and others of that era use to play effortlessly n without helmets ...Hats off to you viv , hatts off to cricketers of your era ..

[@ShivamKumar-tg3vp]

Prashant Namdeo You are dead right. Not even greatest of batsmen like Sachin ,Pointing,Lara ,Kohli etc. has done this and can never do this. Absolute pleasure to watch Sir Viv and the conditions under which Sir Viv played this innings , just marvellous.

[@tukaibaba5606]

Shivam Kumar Abey dono chutiyo what do you mean by present day jokers? Respect players of this era. Sahin Virat Ponting Sehwag are no less. It's not their fault that 80's pace batteries were not there during their time. what is big deal with helmets? It's there for your protection Gandu. It's upto to you to use it or not. Baat karta hai.

[@haydengeorge4961]

Prashant Namdeo . .

[@suparnodutta3880]

Prashant Namdeo Today's batsmen are getting the tag king I used to smile and think let them face these bowlers on green tops our no 1 indian team think several times about the green tops turf of seaming condition etc they blame green tios rain cloud eta though they are no 1 the ice have started to halt the real right ifvtoss from the toss to prevent the taking advantage of turf alas let them see the real king rules I think Richard s attitude andcthecdtyle if waking down the crease make him the king long live viv

[@azq1981]

I agree. But Sunil gavaskar was v slow even for that ere

[@mangojulie123]

I thank God that I was alive to see Sir Viv, the GOAT, play in the flesh! It was thrilling to watch him bat. He was simply majestic is the way I would describe it.

[@imrozzahan7328]

When people say Sachin as the best batsman after Bradman, I think they forget this man. It is very sad. Also, Gavasker and Lara are the contenders of the greatest.

[@ruchirmundhra728]

Imroz zahan the top 5 list of greatest batsmen of all time according to me Viv Richards sachin/Lara Sunil gavaskar For me Don Bradman never faced any great fast bowler and he played against only one nation all the time so he isn't as good as the above batsmen

[@sidjohn7111]

Lara was amazinh

[@Wally-H]

Viv was the greatest for me, just an extraordinary player and this innings sums the man up nicely. This and his ODI hundred in the first ever World Cup final, with England also on the receiving end, are for sure two of the greatest ever innings in cricket history.

[@harshabhogle1020]

Viv was way better than Bradman

[@Beazle00]

@@ruchirmundhra728 Bradman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By a mile the greatest batsman ever.

[@shivsenakaasilalith4507]

Viv is Viv not others. Forever my favourite King

[@Sandy2696]

One in a billion innings. Hats off Sir. 🙏

[@vaibhavchopra5297]

There will never be someone like him. The Greatest Player ODI format has ever seen. Don Bradman of ODI. Not to forget, he's one of the Greatest in Tests too. And the aura he had, the Swag, that Intimidating Look that would scare the shit out of the opposition. Easily The Most Feared Batsman of all time. Legend🙏👌

[@Bernie8330]

Richards's batting style was nothing like Bradman's but in fact more like Walter Hammond's who was also a thunderous master blaster style player. Tendulkar is the player whose physical batting style actually most mirrored Bradman's. In terms of phenomenal run scoring and unrivalled average compared to other in his own or other eras, Virat Kohli is the 'Bradman of one day cricket' if we want to bandy such tags about so cheaply.

[@vaibhavchopra5297]

@@Bernie8330 Well, I think you think too unilaterally. The compliment just meant that Richards is the Greatest in that format. I never compared the playing shots, or their characters because they were quite different. Also, I was not saying on the basis of stats that you said about Virat. Yes, statistically, he will be the Greatest, but mark my words, if Viv Richards had been playing in this era, Virat would ve completely overshadowed both by his presence and Swagger and statistics. And now, you can bitch about it. Go on.

[@aasifshaikh6420]

Truly a master piece frm the all time fierce batsmen of the world . well played sir champion King Viv Richard

[@Wally-H]

What an extraordinary innings. To go from nine down to that total - geez. Some of the shots he played towards the end were nothing short of brutal. Only Viv could have stepped back from the wicket and hit One of Willis' 90-mile an hour plus deliveries over extra cover for six.

[@markbaker23]

Bunked off school to go,privileged to witness it.sir viv the goat

[@theemperor2506]

Wow... Mr Baker... You are witmess to this great inning? I envy you sir. Sir Richards was Fearless Ferocious Tiger on the field. You need to have a Heart of a Lion to play without a Helmet.

[@arthursimpson6331]

Richards the Master and one of the GREATEST in the history of Cricket. Man was fearless and totally intimidating to Bowlers, No Helmet, Chewing Gum and the fans loved him. Imagine the score was 166/9 when Holding joined him and took the total to 272. Added 106 runs of which Holding made 12. Truly fabulous.

[@martinhardcastle9970]

He faced some of the fastest bowlers ever and never wore a helmet, that is a statement.

[@christophermau1962]

I never saw Sir Donald Bradman bat , but please How could He be better than Vivi. And I'm an Aussie !! True Legend of Cricket. Thanks Lads for giving My son and myself to watch this.Cheers

[@MrShimonyoil]

I was there as a kid of 13 and it was really inspiring

[@scooters47]

What a game clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Dickie Bird and Bob Willis All greats of the game It was commonly known if Viv hit the ball Straight as the bowler don't put your foot out to stop the ball you may loose your leg😂😂😂😂

[@marufahmed2346]

You are so lucky to see him live batting

[@mamatamanjari7733]

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[@marufahmed2346]

@@mamatamanjari7733 I can't understand what you are saying, please write in English then I can understand

[@marufahmed2346]

@@mamatamanjari7733 English please

[@Sikander72]

There are many batsmen who hav scored more runs then sir viv broke his odi record but no batsman has had a more flamboyant style his fearless brave batting and above all the character of the man reflected in his game his goin down the pitch tappin the ground with bat chewin his gum wow what a legend this guy is.

[@SPOOKSTR]

2:27 ......Pure perfection.

[@amitjain11000]

Superb hitting against a top class English attack, his confidence was God gifted. Exposing all three wickets and hitting Willis over cover for six. Nobody else could play like him.

[@SPOOKSTR]

Memories of when i was a kid...excellent upload.

[@ghulamrasul7958]

1980 1992 best era of cricket.unforgettable

[@rsmani41crichapp]

Master blaster of the past, King Viv Richards of West Indies in great action.

[@khanali9353]

No doubt'He is the greatest batsman of all time.His style'technic made him the greatest batsman.What a real cricket was that.That was golden period of cricket.It is beyond to match that golden period with today's cricket.That was a classic era of cricket.As we can't compare that era of cricket with today's cricket.we can't compare those old majesticall cricketer with today's cricketer.We should also must to watch Javid miandad as a player and batsman.Alen border'Botham'Marton crow'D'Haynes'Imran Khan'Richard Hadley'Lillie'Michal holding'Walsh'They wre the real legends of all times.They played the real cricket with great spirit.Today's cricket is rather glamour'show and cricket for money.Today's cricket is just like a body without soul.I love to watch that old times cricket.

[@amittiwari6008]

Sir viv was god gifted...

[@navinchandrakothavale1320]

The greatest batsman sir Vivian Richard s who destroyed bowling attacks at will

[@scooters47]

Viv was gods gift to Cricket and the WIndies.

[@Beazle00]

I saw a lot of Viv- his whole career in fact, and he was the greatest player of fast bowling I ever saw. Sobers, Barry Richards, Greg Chappell ( look at his stats) were all very great players but so are the modern greats Lara, Tendulkar et al. It’s difficult to be too dogmatic about obviously subjective things like rankings but one thing I will say- the thought of Vivi with a modern bat is frightening !

[@JackBarrBaxter]

No Indians polluting the comments section by saying Dhoni is the best ever. Pure bliss.

[@navneeshkumar9169]

We indian not fool like you have seen all the great like Viv , gavakser etc who played the top quality fast boweler without helmets

[@abdsharma6005]

indians always look for some spices in everything, be it their food, movies, n even cricket. full of drama all d time. Dhoni this, dhobi that..blah x3. I say dhoni my ass. Hail viv richards!!

[@sachit9212]

Richards was as good as, or even better than Tendulkar (maybe).

[@femih.428]

Fortunate enough to watch this live as a child with my Dad, unbelievable knock in a match we would have lost easily otherwise. The best player in the world at the time and he showed why here. My hero in cricket.

[@ayazmalik7443]

Greatest innings indeed..Timeless...

[@cathodic22]

Thanks for uploading I search for Viv daily almost religiously missed that era when it happened

[@charlesbarry6730]

The era of the greatest cricket team in history.

[@sanjaygupta666]

No South Africa. Little sub continent travel. Far less games. Australia of 2000s was a far better side

[@davidjones272]

@@sanjaygupta666 the west indies didn't lose a series through this period of dominance. Australia did lose or failed to win series during their period of dominance. The wi were the better team.

[@graemealexander8804]

@@sanjaygupta666 Utter nonsense.

[@sanjaygupta666]

David Jones because of their easier workload & competition

[@kunalsingh3121]

@@sanjaygupta666 Bullshit greatest opening pair of all times...,best no.3 in history post Bradman in Viv...Sucked up by partial umpires too

[@Marcus-rq8bg]

I remember watching this game live as a 9 year old. 40 years on, how time just flies….

[@subramanyamloka547]

I'm just admired with this great man's stylish batting. I am always a great fan of Sir Richards.

[@ckamalakanth9532]

Style of his own. ' might is right ' type of batting. No decent placements, no excellent drives, nil late cuts, no upper cuts, all were rough and airy shots. Astonishing knocks, but not entertaining. Also, the bowling was not that good. All WIs were playing similar shots. However, that was his day. Was admiring Richards' play before Sachin's debut. But, our little master has plundered our hearts with his amazing variety of shots with all decency. I prefer Sachin as more entertainer than Viv.

[@2626whwh]

Viv Richards is the greatest batsman ever.

[@vaibhavchopra5297]

The Greatest ODI Player ever & certainly among the greatest in the tests too. BTW, He managed to play this magnificent knock at a strike rate of 111.17 Mind Boggling ... Amazing Player.

[@calldyuk1751]

This is the best batsman I've ever seen, there is no one that has picked up at bat since then, even come close. Can you imagine the great Viv playing in todays modern standards, he would of destroyed any bowling attack.

[@sarfaraznawaz4062]

run machine from beginning to the end of his career base line player

[@justhuman24]

He is my all time favorite. No one like him

[@robbied275]

bloody marvellous, long live the king

[@berger1510]

IVA Richards was the greatest batsman I ever saw play.

[@laawaer7265]

Richards was a one man wrecking crew if you asked me!He was feared by all opposing cricket teams.He was a natural born cricket player ,with excellent hand eye cordination skills.No matter how bad a situation West Indies found themselves in,you could never have counted them out as long as Richards were batting.Richards was a naturally gifted cricket genius then and rightfully become a cricket legend.

[@mansoorkotwal7381]

Who came here after watching at caught behind

[@noelharris83]

Viv Richards best ever

[@TheChico868]

What a formidable team! , my God. We will be back

[@salmabaig8375]

Who's watching after Maxwell 200

[@bilalmomin7896]

don of cricket, sir viv

[@iqbalblore1047]

The titel Sir Vivan RIchards says IT All. Was a marvellous and courages batsman ever.

[@jkjose4703]

royal batting capitalising bowling in a majestic manner in all means

[@alexadey3413]

Watching Sir Viv Richards and lord Ian Botham and Joel Garner the head of the Barbados cricket board.... together and later at Somerset was a magical thing.

[@TheArkaRoy]

Now WI would be fortunate to cross 189 as a team.

[@elvisthelambert609]

We will be back as rulers of the game mark my word

[@mukeshgupta9462]

Viv was the black pearl of cricket

[@stevejackson9173]

Went to this match with my brother. They had oversold the tickets and when we got in there was nowhere to sit. They didn't allow us to stand so we had to come home. Disgracfull from the Old Trafford authorities as we missed a legendary performance from Sir Viv. Watched it on tv but not quite the same.

[@FacesOfTheWorld]

That's right!! I couldn't believe it myself. Even Tendulkar culdn't do such, or even Lara! And with Botham's arrogance, he couldn't even match it with Vivi!!

[@kingdomranu]

Can't say about lara but sachin can never he is good for run a ball innings never been a true destroyer...now don't start talking about sharjah fed up

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Just one word ...majestic ! Richards had that swagger that even Bradman didn't have !

[@vkmvinaykumarmuchhariya8293]

Viv Richards. One of the Greatest Player of all times.👌

[@docgonzales]

That scorecard at the end is mind boggling!!

[@ferrarisubash6371]

For me Clive Lloyd's team will always remain one of the greatest team in the world

[@kunalsingh3121]

Thats absolute given that they along with Aussies of late 1990s and millenium are finest cricket team of all time but Clive Lllyod's te between 1978 to 1984 is greatest cricket side ever !!! Ever !!

[@4305051]

I so miss the Windies of yesteryear, when they could bat and bowl at a level rarely seen in international cricket.

[@BulldogDynasty]

and the most athletic fielding side

[@StretfordEnder145]

The guy was a absolute genius of a batsman even as a massive england fan I always looked forward to seeing the great Sir Vivian Richards

[@shawnlee8208]

Vivian Richards is the best batsmen i have seen. He always carried this amazing swagger that suggested he was in complete control. Never did i see him appear intimidated nor did i see him ever wear a helmet.

[@Wally-H]

He always intimidated the bowling and fielding side with his very presence. he would swagger out to the wicket, chewing a piece of gum, looking as though he was just heading off for a bit of light net practice. The bowlers knew what was coming. If they didn't get him out in the first few overs they were in deep trouble.

[@gopalakrishnan2491]

The Lion of the cricket game

[@joy277online]

the king of cricket.

[@harrynewiss4630]

King Viv. What a great little innings by Mike Holding.

[@aalam5747]

great man...sir vivian

[@Legend_444-k5q]

The best players I have ever seen in cricket history after sir Sachin Tendulkar is Viv Richards and virat Kohli ❤️❤️