'I have nightmares about it now and again': Viv Richards recalls fastest ball ever faced from legendary Pakistan quick
3 years ago

'I have nightmares about it now and again': Viv Richards recalls fastest ball ever faced from legendary Pakistan quick

Hindustan Times  

The legendary Viv Richards remains an enigma to this date. Richards was the type of batter people wished had played T20, for he would have quite easily broken the record for the most expensive player sold in an IPL auction. Richards' flamboyant batting, couple with that swagger of a walk, casually dismantling the opposition bowling attack while chewing gum is a sight many a bowler wished they could forget. However, it wasn't the Aussie quick whom Richards remembers for bowling to him the fastest ball ever faced. The same year, when Pakistan travelled to the West Indies, legend has it that during the Barbados Test, Richards called out Akram for the left-arm pacer's excessive sledging.

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When Viv Richards threatened to 'kill' Wasim Akram
1 year, 3 months ago

When Viv Richards threatened to 'kill' Wasim Akram

Firstpost  

Wasim Akram shared the incident from 1988 when a shirtless Viv Richards was waiting for the former pacer outside his dressing room. Former Pakistan captain and one of the greatest bowlers of all time, Wasim Akram, recently shared a humorous incident involving the legendary Sir Viv Richards. Describing the encounter, Akram spoke about the last over of the match, where …

Sportstar archives: Talking cricket with Sir Vivian Richards
4 years, 11 months ago

Sportstar archives: Talking cricket with Sir Vivian Richards

The Hindu  

Viv Richards is full of warmth as he greets people, right from a fan at the stadium to his colleagues in the commentary team. When pressure applies you can't think as clearly as you would like to. I don't think batting and bowling would have changed but fielding standards are much higher than yesterday. I wouldn't like you to play …

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