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Biography Of Vivian Richards- Most Destructive Batsman Of West Indies
The epithet “king” has always been reminiscent of only one batsman and that is none other than former West Indian cricketer Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, popularly known as King Viv. Born in St. John’s, Antigua (then part of the British Leeward Islands) Richards was the most destructive batsman of his era, and while there are many with greater records, few could take on, intimidate, and rip to shreds bowling attacks like he did.
Richards was a very powerful right-handed batsman with an extremely attacking style, besides being an excellent fielder, and a handy off-spin bowler. He is often regarded as the most devastating batsman that ever played the game and was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne. He also played international football for Antigua, appearing in qualifying matches for the 1974 World Cup.
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