Viv Richards
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Rishabh Pant moves into second spot, behind Viv Richards in major Test list against England
Cricket | Jul 02, 2025, 11:10 PM ISTRishabh Pant surpassed Tim Southee and is only behind Viv Richards in the list of most sixes hit against England in Test cricket history. Young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is not far behind Pant in the record list.
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Viv Richards 'very, very sad' for Windies not being in CT 2025, wants them to look at Afghanistan
Cricket | Mar 02, 2025, 06:56 PM ISTWest Indies did not qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025 after not being part of the ODI World Cup 2023, which was the qualification tournament for it. West Indies icon Viv Richards is extremely disappointed for the Windies not being part of the Champions Trophy.
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Viv Richards hails Virat Kohli’s fighting spirit, puts him in legends category
Cricket | Mar 02, 2025, 04:38 PM ISTLegendary Cricketer Viv Richards lauded Virat Kohli after his terrific century against Pakistan in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. Richards appreciated Kohli's fighting spirit, energy and passion among other things.
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Sir Viv Richards, Carl Hooper slam Brian Lara for 'gross misrepresentations'; demand apology
Cricket | Jul 22, 2024, 07:35 AM ISTBrian Lara is full of praise for Carl Hooper in his book. The former West Indies skipper has mentioned that Hooper was a rare batting talent and grabbed the attention of seniors like Desmond Haynes, Gordon Greenidge and Sir Vivian Richards among others every time he went out to bat.
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BAN vs NZ: New Zealand pacer Tim Southee surpasses legendary Viv Richards in huge batting record
Cricket | Dec 04, 2023, 04:52 PM ISTTim Southee went past West Indies legend Viv Richards in a huge batting record during the BAN vs NZ 1st Test in Sylhet. Bangladesh won the first Test by 150 runs as they registered their maiden Test win at home against the Kiwis.
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Masaba Gupta pens note for 'gentle giant' Viv Richards, 'kind brain' stepdad Vivek Mehra
Celebrities | Feb 01, 2023, 08:55 AM ISTMasaba Gupta shared her first photos with Satyadeep Misra as husband and wife on Instagram and wrote, "Married my ocean of calm, this morning. Here’s to many many lifetimes of love, peace, stability."
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Masaba Gupta is all smiles with dad Viv Richards as she celebrates his 70th birthday; see inside pic
Celebrities | May 12, 2022, 12:23 PM ISTFashion designer and actor Masaba Gupta shared a glimpse of how she celebrated her father Viv Richard's 70th birthday in Antigua. She shared several pictures and videos on her Instagram. Check them out here!
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IND vs ENG | Am confused about moaning and groaning about pitch: Viv Richards slams critics of Indian tracks
Sports | Mar 01, 2021, 10:23 PM ISTWest Indian batting legend Viv Richards is not amused with past and present English cricketers "moaning and groaning" about the spin-friendly pitches in India and said the visitors did not prepare well for the challenge.
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T20 franchises would have paid more than Cummins, Stokes combined to get Viv Richards: Ian Smith
Cricket | Jun 02, 2020, 01:56 PM ISTThe West Indian, who won the 1975 and 1979 World Cup, is regarded as the most destructive batsman of his era scoring 8540 runs in 121 Tests and 6721 in 187 ODIs before retiring in 1991.
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This day, that year: When Viv Richards delivered the 'greatest ODI innings of all time'
Cricket | May 31, 2020, 01:51 PM ISTThe knock, that happened exactly 36 years from now, was billed as the "greatest ODI innings of all time" in Wisden's Top 100 ODI Innings, released back in 2002.
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Dwayne Bravo puts skipper Kieron Pollard in same league as Viv Richards, Brian Lara
Cricket | May 07, 2020, 03:13 PM ISTBravo gave as insight into Pollard's winning mentality and how he commands respect in the dressing room because of his achievements in the game.
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Didn't mind dying on the field such was my passion for game: Viv Richards on not wearing helmet
Cricket | Apr 09, 2020, 10:34 PM ISTKnown for his aggressive batting, Richards never preferred wearing helmets even as he dominated some of the fiercest fast bowlers of world cricket.
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Viv Richards is best batsman I have ever seen, Virat Kohli pushing the conversation: Shane Warne
Cricket | Apr 07, 2020, 03:41 PM ISTWarne also opined that Steve Smith should not be burdened with the captaincy role again and should just be allowed to bat the way he does without any added pressure.
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Thanks big boss: Virat Kohli responds to Viv Richards' 'amazing' tweet
Cricket | Dec 08, 2019, 01:14 PM ISTLegendary Windies cricketer Viv Richards had also lauded Kohli's effort and the Indian run-machine has graciously accepted his praise.
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Seam-ing numbers: Kohli’s ‘dream combination’ measured against Windies legends
Cricket | Nov 18, 2019, 04:32 PM ISTThe Indian quicks' unmatched success in the campaign stands as the primary reason behind the team's unprecedented run.
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How Viv Richards helped Sachin Tendulkar come out of retirement thoughts in 2007
Cricket | Jun 03, 2019, 10:38 AM ISTSachin Tendulkar revealed that Sir Viv Richards called him after India's disappointing campaign in World Cup 2007, and convinced him to not take retirement.
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Virat Kohli on cusp of breaking Viv Richards' record
Cricket | Feb 20, 2018, 08:04 PM ISTVirat Kohli is just 130 runs short of becoming the second batsman to score 1,000 or more runs on an international tour.
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Geoffrey Boycott sorry for 'unacceptable' racist remarks about West Indies greats
Cricket | Aug 22, 2017, 06:53 PM ISTEarlier, Boycott alleged that knighthoods were handed out like “confetti” to West Indies cricketers, including Sir Viv Richards, Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Curtly Ambrose.
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Sir Viv Richards hails Kohli's double ton, says enjoyed the Delhi batsman’s effort in commentary box
Cricket | Jul 23, 2016, 06:35 PM ISTHailing the efforts of Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli as he scored his maiden double century, West Indies legend Vivian Richards said that it was pleasing to see Kohli’s game. “I think it was
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In pics: When Kohli and Co. got a surprise visit from Viv Richards
Cricket | Jul 19, 2016, 01:25 PM ISTAntigua: After a rigorous day of practice ahead of the four-Test series against West Indies, Team India was about to start dinner on Monday evening in Antigua when Caribbean legendary batsman Sir Vivian Richards dropped