West Indies cricketing legend Sir Vivian Richards has rebuffed big-hitter Chris Gayle for saying that he "has no respect" for Curtly Ambrose.
The West Indies great felt the moaning and groaning over the pitches need to stop as the perception about the ball being only pacer-friendly in Test need to change.
West 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.
Lacing three boundaries, all coming against Pat Cummins in a single over, Pant scored 29 off 40 deliveries and en route added a crucial 57-run stand alongside stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane
While naming his cricketing idol, the Indian cricket legend stresses that in general his hero was his father Ramesh Tendulkar.
According to Azad, lifting the trophy was a defining moment in Indian cricket history. 'Kapil's Devils', as they are famously known as, beat Clive Lloyd's team by 43 runs to get their hands on the World Cup for the first time ever.
India's batting great Sunil Gavaskar has drawn comparisons between current captain Virat Kohli and West Indies legend Vivian Richards.
The 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.
The 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.
Bravo gave as insight into Pollard's winning mentality and how he commands respect in the dressing room because of his achievements in the game.
Vivian Richards is regarded as one of the most destructive batsmen to ever play the game and Shastri has always shared great relations with the Windies legend.
Known for his aggressive batting, Richards never preferred wearing helmets even as he dominated some of the fiercest fast bowlers of world cricket.
Warne 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.
Watson tweeted a video of Imran, Richards and Chappell - the greats of the 80s - having a conversation and reliving their good old days.
With his dismissal, Hope ended his 2019 ODI tally at 1345 runs (in 28 ODIs) which is the second-highest run tally by a West Indies batsman in a calendar year.
Legendary Windies cricketer Viv Richards had also lauded Kohli's effort and the Indian run-machine has graciously accepted his praise.
The Indian quicks' unmatched success in the campaign stands as the primary reason behind the team's unprecedented run.
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