Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards KNH KCN OBE OOC (born 7 March 1952) is a retired Antiguan cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1974 and 1991.

Widely regarded as the most devastating Test match batter of all time, even decades after his heyday, when T20 had made big hitting de rigeur, Viv Richards was a swaggering force of...

The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a cricket stadium in North Sound, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, which is named in honour after him.

Mar 3, 2025 · Viv Richards, West Indian cricketer, arguably the finest batsman of his generation. Known as the ‘Master Blaster,’ he competed in 121 Test matches, scoring 8,540 runs and averaging more than 50 runs per innings. He also recorded 24 centuries. Learn more about Richards’s life and career.

In 1983, Richards tore up a blank cheque given to him by the South African Cricket board to play for a rebel West Indies team touring apartheid South Africa. From 1984 to 1991, he captained West Indies for 50 test matches and won 27 of them, only 8 lost.

Sep 17, 2024 · He’s known best for having played cricket for the West Indies team from 1974 through 1991, and Viv’s still today regarded as one of the best batsmen in the history of the sport; he led the West Indies to win the Cricket World Cup in both 1975 and 1979. The greatest ODI innings in history according to everyone who witnessed it 🐐.

Mar 6, 2016 · Viv Richards incredibly induced the fear in bowlers that a hostile fast bowler would plant in the fluttering heart of an uncertain batsman. No batsman in...

Viv Richards is considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time and has received numerous honours including being appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Knight of the Order of the National Hero. He was also inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

One of the game's greatest batsman, Viv Richards was destructive for West Indies with bat in hand. He scored 8,540 Test runs at an average of 50.23, while also shining in the ODI arena, scoring 6,721 runs at an average of 47 and a strike rate of 90.20.

Find out the complete career history of Viv Richards including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more