Interesting Facts about Sir Vivian Richards
Known for his fearless and aggressive style of play, Vivian Richards was undoubtedly one of the most feared and productive batsmen of all time. Check out some interesting facts about the legendary West Indian Cricketer:
Interesting Facts about Sir Vivian Richards
# He was born on 7 March 1952 (age 63) in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
# Sir Viv Richards, is the only player to play in the football and cricket World Cups. The West Indian crickter represented Antigua in the qualifying rounds of the 1974 football World Cup.
# In 2000, he was voted one of the five cricketers of the century by a 100-member panel of experts along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne.
# In December 2002, he was chosen by Wisden as the greatest One Day International (ODI) batsman of all time
# As a captain, he never lost any test series.
# Richards joined the Delhi Daredevils as their Mentor in The Indian Premier League in 2013.
# He was chosen as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1977.
# In 1994, Richards was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to cricket
# The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, is named in his honour.
# Richards had a brief relationship with Indian actress Neena Gupta, with whom he has a daughter, fashion designer Masaba Gupta.
# He never used helmet in his 17 years international career.
# In test cricket, he scored 8,540 runs at an average of more than 50 runs per innings. He also hit
24 centuries and 45 half centuries along with 32 wickets.
# In ODI cricket, he scored 6721 runs at an average of 47. He also hit 11 centuries and 45 half centuries along with 118 wickets.