Viv Richards at his best - West Indies vs Australia 1989 at SCG

The great Viv Richards smashing the Aussie bowlers around the SCG

[@prabhakarsagar3261]

Sir Viv Richards Chewing gum Fearless batting Big boundary Hits big sixes to fastest bowler Without helmet We can just imagine or dream to batting like him stylish batsman

[@dr.shahzad3643]

I am a man Say Richards to Kohli 🎉

[@gopalchatur2303]

No disrespect for Tendulkar and Lara. Viv Richards the greatest ever master batsman. True entertainer n ahead of time .

[@Icantfailthatshowiam]

140 strike rate in the 80s,,, this man was on another level.... classic aussie crowd booing the best batsman

[@spaul2k5]

True!

[@howardgrey3372]

​@@spaul2k5 q😂😂😢

[@jhulanadigal6001]

Right

[@achuthramr5767]

What is classic about the Aussie crowd ?? Thooo 💦

[@ashishc7766]

Yes that to after early 2 wickets

[@carworld1089]

He is way ahead of his time .. small bats ,softer ball ,bigger ground , no field restrictions, .. wow..! Simply wow

[@vikramdityasharma1512]

And no helmet..

[@qirat-]

How much ahead ? In 1989 he was like in 2089 ?

[@jatinderchawla3653]

Absolutely

[@triloksingh8596]

Now 60 meters boundaries and always powerplay fields.

[@rossbrown6641]

Wow! A magnaminous comment, many congratulations, you are a master!!!

[@ravenironside3274]

This man was an absolute beast, these days it's like the current WI cricketers have forgotten the great legacy of their past and the titans of cricket that came before them. Sir Viv is the most destructive batsman I've ever seen.

[@realtalkmediatv3153]

Then you haven't seen chris gayle

[@xinister4541]

@@realtalkmediatv3153 see some stats b4 u talk kidd

[@youtubeshort.810]

@@xinister4541 S chanderpaul just enetered the room.😂

[@xinister4541]

@@youtubeshort.810 Sir viv is still better than Chandrapaul.Chandrapaul has played more innings than sir viv in tests.So his test average is slightly higher than sir viv.But in odis he is so much behind to sir viv

[@mukhtyarahmad3627]

Sabke din badalte hain bhai. Hamesha hi koi top par nahi reh paata hai.

[@gouthamsingh1595]

There will be never a cricket legend like Sir Vivian Richards in the world cricket history

[@jonrichardson8461]

You never heard of Bradman?

[@adhudaaha4953]

No batters has the swag that Sir Viv had in back then-80's

[@mohammadasim9525]

This man transcends ages to come . Don't compare him to anyone . He is a different league in himself.

[@rahulgautam2942]

Playing T20 cricket in the era, way ahead of his time, great player, legend

[@jackdanielss]

Richards in his late 30's still wearing a cap. Nuts

[@imhotepmumba2901]

Viv makes batting look so easy and effortless.

[@treatseaweed]

There are many today

[@TheJwwinter]

@@treatseaweed True

[@rakeshbandyopadhyay8955]

He was way ahead of his time... A true legend of the game...🙏🙏🙏

[@prateekgupta3666]

At this time our shstri ji used to secore one or two run per over.

[@satyannair4837]

Whatever is that supposed to mean? Are you even aware that he was part of a team that is widely regarded amongst the Top-3 Greatest of all time? Greenidge, Haynes, Richards, Lloyd, Dujon, Holding, Roberts, Garner and Marshall!!! A team that won two consecutive World Cups, and nearly won the third. How in heaven's name could he be ahead of his time?

[@Veryciccio1]

@@satyannair4837 Definitely. I don't remember batsmen naturally becoming like him. I was an Aussie kid watching cricket from 1984 and loved watching the WI play. At the time, they were superb opponents.

[@realvloger697]

@@prateekgupta3666 shashtri ji was not a slow player....i think u dont know abything about cricket and old players

[@fredymsdian]

@@prateekgupta3666 so what? Eat some mud

[@hassfass8643]

The nonchalance swagger of this man at the crease is unmatched; the closest thing we have in the modern era is probably Kohli, but even he pales in the presence of Viv. How he is able to yield such power with a toothpick 80's batt is a testimony to his timing, talent and great eye. The ultimate boss.

[@amitjain11000]

Brute power, even on those huge stadiums, hitting pacers 10-15 rows back. Almost 90-100 metre sixers. Amazing God gifted confidence and ability.

[@robocop5935]

Viv Richards the greatest batsmen of all time. Viv. You are a legend.!!!!.

[@devasenatn6776]

S certainly

[@Sports420-c2e]

No, Tendulkar is the best of all time

[@realtalkmediatv3153]

@@Sports420-c2e Tendulkar is the shit of all time

[@Sports420-c2e]

@@realtalkmediatv3153 Tendulkar is the best batsman of all time!just look his stats.100 century,34000 runs.

[@shivanshmittal5178]

please guys do not compare sachin and viv coz they both faced different bowlers in different eras

[@beautifulworld8182]

The real Master blaster Sir viv Richards 💯

[@atuldubey9556]

What a amazing player he was.brutal strok play, high positive intend. What I love his entry in the ground fearless attitude , walking like a Lion. Love this man.

[@senthil8372]

I've never ever seen such a brutal and monstrous hitter and good timer someone like sir Vivian Richards. till now. It's hard to compare any cricketer with legend VIV.😍

[@treatseaweed]

Sewhag is better

[@prashy069]

Every IPL franchise would have run after Sir Viv if he was playing in this era

[@krishna7657]

What a stadium SCG is!!!! Even 30 yrs ago its view is way way bettet and luring than any other stadium

[@robertterry1405]

He was something else.

[@iamarjunvanaganoori]

No Helmet No quality bats Big grounds Compared to today's cricket he was a legend

[@himanshusodha6726]

Also no two new balls ...older balls were difficult to hit.

[@bishalmishra7082]

He was hacker

[@Abhishekmishra-ls7ph]

@@himanshusodha6726 definitely Richard was better than most of current players, but 2 new balls favour bowlers, not batsmen. Initial swing of a ball is very dangerous

[@kripart2881]

Quality bats just that they are unbranded unlike the present so called branded cheap stuff.

[@buno1747]

Its a slazenger bat, even used by don bradman and many others. Though yes Viv was one of the greatest of the era!!

[@abhinandanbanerjee5936]

Vivian Richards - a legend......

[@hamidkhurshid8161]

Some of the shots which he had played without helmet and with the bat which is much worse than todays quality of bat are way better than today’s top notch players

[@kalain8970]

And see the ground clearance. He is almost hitting them plenty of rows back with ease in one of the longest boundaries.

[@byza101]

There was nothing wrong with the quality back then, what you on? They were just made different.

[@kumarraj2012]

… and those grounds were HUGE.. What sixes..! ❤️🔥

[@DaTruth1017]

Viv Richards makes his Sixers look so easy. They are like in comparison to a light bulb-you just have to press the switch

[@FlavoursIndia]

Viv is undoubtedly the greatest ever.

[@excellamedisolutions8745]

Sir Viv Richards was 36 years when he made lethal Austrlian bowlers like inexperienced domestic player

[@andrewksadventures]

Viv was Awesome. Enjoyable to watch. Though Australia lacked a good pace attack here.

[@shivanshmittal5178]

FYI the boundries are 80m-90m long

[@balajishiva489]

Great to watch Sir Viv play great great player there can be only one Sir Viv golden era of Windies cricket pls download more old West Indies videos

[@wayneblackler2818]

Viv. What a champion of the game. Great memories!

[@vasantharajk6232]

Perfect timing, tremendous power

[@justice11992]

The authentic N original Master blaster... Such a pity that I missed king viv at its prime....

[@mathewjohn8126]

Viv made us feel that the mighty Aussies were kindergarden kiddies

[@Sports420-c2e]

Tendulkar is the best batsman of all time

[@মিজানুররহমানআজহারী-স৯ভ]

@@Sports420-c2e no

[@trunkschillman]

@@Sports420-c2e Tendulkar says Viv is the best one. Anyway for me each is great in their own way..

[@briansukhu4392]

Keep things in context. Lara had a higher average and scored more centuries against consistently strong Australian bowling attacks. He never had the relative luxury of playing against the likes of Simon O'Donell, Mike Whitney. While Richards scored some memorable innings against Australia almost half were against weak attacks when the WI bowling was destroying batting line ups. He had one stellar series against Australia 1979, he averaged 90 something against an attack where Lillee and Thomson were past their best. Every Australian bowling attack he faced ( for that matter Pakistan as well ) had genuine match winning pace as well as spin.

[@মিজানুররহমানআজহারী-স৯ভ]

@@briansukhu4392 viv is the greatest

[@mikegordon7763]

The bowlers today must be thankful to the big guy upstairs !! Wish he played T20s.. A classy, fearless cricketer with such a nice attitude. Viv - you are indeed the most destructive player of all times, for me. God Bless.

[@prabhakarsagar3261]

No helmet No fear No problem Bigger boundary Big sixes in the crowd Fastest and dangerous bowler Playing like golf 😎😎😎😎 It's call sir Viv Richards great to see him every time 🎉🎉🎉🎉 goosebumps

[@rockysoft2227]

Fastest n dangerous bowler..?! Who..?! 😂 .. they were bowling lollies there lol

[@NarendranAshok]

My favourite aspect of Sir Viv's batting is that he attacked all types of deliveries and aimed to score 4s / 6s off all of them. Defence / leaving and taking risky singles to rotate the strike were never part of his game and he never hesitated while playing his shots. Though he played his shots late after allowing the ball to fully come onto him - he was so confident and self-assured while smashing the opposition's bowling to all parts of the ground. Sir Viv was 'once-in-a-lifetime' batsman and the period that he played cricket in can well be called 'The Vivian Richards Era'.

[@Longrunthefox]

Greatest Batsman In The Modern Era By A Mile...

[@naaveenmahadeshwar7889]

Omg my hero.forever! ❤️ the real master blaster!❤️🙏❤️from 🇮🇳

[@shivanshmittal5178]

Damn! He was so good 😅

[@jaypeenilesh8356]

Hats of his confidence level...ever seen played with Helmet facing most dangerous pace bowlers...amazing...great sir viv Richard's ❤❤❤❤

[@byza101]

I was at this game.. 12 years old at the time. Dean Jones had a blinder of an innings during the day and then Viv came out and absolutely smashed it out of the park. Looking back, what a privilege it was to see Viv and the West Indies at the top of their game.

[@saazmohd540]

A great sportsperson too... giving chance to his partner to hit winning run...true legend

[@VCT3333]

Fearless along with being a great Batsman. By the 80s, helmets were so common, but Viv refused to wear one. Plus he had one of the longest peaks for a Batsman, around 17 years. that's just remarkable.

[@rockysoft2227]

Javed Miandad's average never fell below 50 in his 20 yrs test career

[@byza101]

Not just Viv, Richie Richardson also never wore a helmet. Larry Gomes neither.

[@joeldaniyal8185]

​@@byza101are you all forgetting Gavaskar

[@JagdeepSingh-gs2tb]

Viv Richards on fire obviously decided that it's going to be his night when Richards hits the ball they usually stay hit and there are few better hitters than him in this cricket world atrue legend and champion of this beautiful game😉👍

[@AlfieGoodrich]

Saw Sir Vivian play on many occasions. Never saw him ever wear a helmet. Extraordinary cricketer.

[@johnmac333]

Viv is incomparable , nobody hit the ball harder.

[@SSR.SSR.SSR8055]

Daring and dashing.....in 80' s....absolute beast....

[@gsagar2784]

The ball just hit the fence hard and bounced back when Viv hit it. Would like to know if anyone has tried scientifically to explore how he managed to hit it so well. Viv- The Unmatched!

[@graemealexander8804]

Called ability. Viv's still the best ODI batsman of all time & the best Test batsman since Bradman. No one since has been in his league.

[@rajsingh-kf2ms]

In today's scenario, Viv Sir might have scored 400 in one day and 300 in T20, he was brutal, he was perfect for any format of Cricket, he is a Super, no one matches his ability in world cricket ❤

[@qamararif2661]

My goodness what a deadly player..Viv was...🎉❤

[@anuragbhuruk]

He deserves to be hero of master

[@jbdeadangel]

Back when i used to watch cricket 👍

[@johnwatt72]

That six on the offside was outrageous! The best batsman ever! Confidence and a Swagger but the class and talent to back it up!❤️😁

[@sunitabhandari3459]

A very great cricket star of the world My always favourite Cricket star Richards Very humble and down to earth person

[@Jahaan-x3j]

Simple Words for him.An ABSOLUTE G .O.A T...

[@lawrencewilliams9632]

Greatest entertainmer this game has seen soo great to watch.

[@christopherscott4416]

Imagine a PRIME Gayle & PRIME ViV Richards, batting in today's batting friendly grounds CWI would be unstoppable with runs

[@adrianboshoff1582]

Too see Merv casually splattered all over the park by Sir Viv is special... as if Merv was a slow medium... incredible eye hand timing.

[@rockysoft2227]

He was dibbly dobbly, ordinary bowler

[@gokulthenmozhi9423]

Viv Richard...the cricket beast gave feast to the spectators with his bat. Always put the bowlers and opponents in grave danger and tension

[@sathiarajnesan7229]

Only one player can play like this and that is sir viv richards. The great westindies of 70s and 80s. They are the greatest team ever. Especially marshall and richards. Masters in the art of cricket.

[@a2349]

When you think about who he was facing in the nets (with no helmet) you can understand why he's got such a swagger

[@gopijai7807]

who

[@a2349]

@@gopijai7807 malcolm marshall, michael holding, andy roberts, joel garner, etc.

[@openthrottleracers]

Hi class is much beyond chasing just 108. He is an absolute gem.

[@tenzinglama7650]

Fearsome Bowling with BUNCH OF PACE BOWLERS, FEARSOME BATTING LINE UP WITH QUALITY AND TALENTED PLAYERS AND FEARSOM TEAM WHO DOMINATED WHOLE WORLD FOR 15 YEARS. HATTS OFF.

[@adityar3035]

there is no one better thn sir viv for me

[@sagarc792]

Ground looks like doubled of the this era pitches 😲😲😲

[@murali2787]

Viv is the greatest batsman i watched playing

[@xyz-x5dj1nw9j]

A batsman for which commentaror says that viv Richards have off course decided that tonight gonna be his night . It is enough to define this greatest batsman of all time . He played he played on his terms , when he decided to take on bowlers he was unstopable.

[@2001blackwolf]

Sir viv richrad is an another level player.. one of greatest batsman..❤❤

[@manpreetmanney1273]

Best batsman ever to play the game for me... Facing fastest bowlers of his time without helmet and strike rate of near 100 is just extraordinary..❤❤

[@daveroutley5574]

Nothing like watching the Masterblaster at work. Wonder what he would been like in 20/20 now. Well played sir all the way from australia 😀👍🙋🙀

[@sureshsuresh-lp8cv]

Sir V.Richards was those days Chris Gayle and Virender Shewag, Man of boundary and Sixes😊

[@shrinivaaspillai6327]

The only cricketer whose presence at the crease is matchless and unique.

[@architkhanna4458]

this video deserves atleast 10 million views

[@suresht.r261]

Real talent plus guts this legend had

[@abhilash3168]

Best Windies batsman of all time sir Vivian Richards

[@sukalyandas26]

Oh,my goodness,what a player!

[@zmvarteji]

No one can play shots like him never.... Ever !

[@barriedouglas7272]

I saw Viv Richards at the Oval London in 1976 vs England where he scored 200 not out on the first days play, just magic.

[@akshaychaturvedi5656]

Don Of Cricket Sir Viv Richards

[@devasenatn6776]

Imagine how it would be if VVRichards hits 6s with the modern bats...

[@faizinaeem]

And in small ground 🥸

[@shashankdhiman2777]

Love you sir ❤❤❤ love from India ❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳❤️❤️🙏🙏

[@ronaldjoe7896]

memories that will last forever ,good old Days ,

[@sumitgenzyme]

The Boss..Really fortune to see him live

[@shrishailchougule2828]

Very strong team of vest indies that days. but vivyan richards was very confidently and powerfull player and successful captain in cricket world . Vivian richards my fever hero that good days.

[@harshasreenath9507]

even today to watch over clips of bating of Sir Viv Richards it looks thrilling.

[@avijitghosal6884]

There was none like him, never will be...

[@zoomanfox6066]

Unashamed to admit that I shed a tear watching Viv play his last international innings. Such was his presence and ability. Cricket lost some of its shine that day for me.

[@hemubavle]

man...viv Richard's...he was ..way better...no slogs.. just cricketing shots...

[@ramantonk2731]

Viv legends icon

[@gauravmahajan3985]

Uneven pitches, no helmet, long boundaries This Era of cricket will never be seen again

[@rajindpathmanathan9316]

If Richards was there in the present era it would have been a different story

[@gbthrylos]

No one can touch this man.

[@kamalkant9663]

LEGEND 🏏🌺🌹❤️

[@barjumbo1969]

'That's the shot of master batsmen.' Talk about understatement.....

[@aavinashchaliha7810]

If Viv Richards was young and played today as he played in the 70s and 80s his S/R would have been 250+

[@nsnarindersingh56]

One man show, one man army.❤️❤️👍👍

[@afaqkhan5770]

What an absolutely superb performance. He made the commentator desperate for rain in the end

[@ChemistryCarboxy]

That right side score board on tv screen was marvoulos Are you agree ??

[@dineshkumarsnair7964]

That inside out 6 of Simon Odonnel over the cover can be one of the shot of the century ..How can one do it ..I dont know ..makes it look easy ..