Viv Richards is an Antiguan retired cricketer who played for the West Indies national team. In his international playing career, he played 121 Test matches scoring 8,540 runs and 187 ODIs scoring 6,721 runs. As part of the team, he played a crucial role in West Indies winning the World cup in both 1975 and 1979. He also successfully captained the team between 1984 and 1991 and has the distinction of being the only West Indian captain who never lost a test series. A destructive batsman, he destroyed the opposition’s bowling attack completely and played fearlessly without a helmet throughout his career. Some of the records that he set during his playing career stand even today. 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. Post retirement, he sometimes works as a cricket commentator and is also the team mentor of Pakistan Super League’s team Quetta Gladiators.
