Viv Richards

Quick Facts

Full Name	Viv Richards
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 7, 1952(1952-03-07)
Age	72
Birthplace	St. John's
Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Birth City	Saint John Parish
Horoscope	Pisces

Viv Richards Biography

Viv Richards is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on March 7, 1952 in St. John's, Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. One of the best cricketers of all time He recorded 8,540 runs across 121 Test games, with averages into the late 90s. He was the first cricketer to achieve 1,000 ODI runs and get 50 wickets from ODIs at one point, scoring 100 runs and taking five wickets during the same match.

He and Sachin Tendulkar are arguably the two greatest cricket batsmen in the history of the sport. and He and Sachin Tendulkar are arguably the two greatest cricket batsmen in the history of the sport. are two of the greatest cricketers during the entire history of cricket.

He was voted the greatest cricketer since 1970 in a poll, ahead of Ian Botham and Shane Warne. That poll saw both Botham and Warne vote for Richards, and in the opinions of both, Richards is the greatest batsman they ever saw. In 2006, in a study done by a team of ESPN’s Cricinfo magazine, Richards was again chosen the greatest ODI Batsman ever. Former cricketer Derek Pringle also rates Richards to be the best batsman ever in the history of Limited Overs Cricket.

Richards made his first-class debut in January 1972 when he was 19. He took part in a non-competition match, representing the Leeward Islands against the Windwards: Richards made 20 and 26. His competitive debut followed a few days later. Playing in the domestic West Indian Shell Shield for the Combined Leeward and Windward Islands in Kingston, Jamaica versus Jamaica, he scored 15 and 32, top-scoring in the second innings in a heavy defeat for his side.

He got married Miriam Richards, and he has three children. His son Mali also played cricket in the first class.

Viv Richards Net Worth

Viv Richards is one of the richest Cricket Player from Antigua and Barbuda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Viv Richards 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He took the West Indies team to the first Cricket World Cup final.

He was famous for dominating bowlers in opposition with his “swagger.” The stadium he played in was named in his honor at North Sound, Antigua.

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE (born 7 March 1952) is an Antiguan retired cricketer, who represented the West Indies at Test and international levels. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. In December 2002, he was chosen by Wisden as the greatest ODI batsman of all time, as well as the third greatest Test batsman of all time, after Sir Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar. Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century by a 100-member panel of experts in 2000, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne. He is also the mentor of T20 team Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Viv Richards height 5 ft 10 in Viv weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Viv Richards Dating?

According to our records, Viv Richards married to Miriam Richards. As of December 1, 2023, Viv Richards’s is not dating anyone.

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Richards then moved to Taunton in 1974 in preparation for his professional debut with Somerset CCC where he was assigned living accommodation by the club; a flat-share with two other county players: Ian Botham and Dennis Breakwell. On 27 April 1974 Richards made his Benson & Hedges Cup debut for Somerset against Glamorgan in Swansea; after the game Somerset skipper Brian Close arranged a player’s ovation for Richards in recognition of his playing and contribution to the victory. Richards was awarded Man of the Match.

Facts & Trivia

Viv Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Antigua and Barbuda. Viv Richards celebrates birthday on March 7 of every year.

The ICC has produced rankings for batsmen and bowlers for both the longer and shorter versions. In the ratings for Test Cricket, Richards holds the equal seventh highest peak rating (938), after Sir Donald Bradman (961), Steve Smith (947), Sir Len Hutton, Sir Jack Hobbs, Ricky Ponting and Peter May. The ODI ratings placed Richards in 1st followed by Zaheer Abbas and Greg Chappell. He topped the rankings at the end of the years 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1986.

Why is Viv Richards called sir?

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander “Viv” Richards KNH OBE, created a Knight of the Order of the National Hero in 1999 by the Antiguan government. Reverend Sir Wesley Winfield Hall (born in Barbados; 12 September 1937), knighted for services to cricket and the community in 2012.

At what age Viv Richards retire?

NameSir Viv Richards
| St John’s, Antigua
Age| 70 years 86 days
Teams| West Indies
Nickname| Viv Richards

Where is Viv Richards now?

Richards joined the Delhi Daredevils as their mentor in The Indian Premier League in 2013, and also mentored the Quetta Gladiators in the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 Pakistan Super League.

Is Masaba in touch with Viv Richards?

The actress explained to the fashion designer that Vivian wasn’t a “family man”. During an interview with a leading daily in 2015, Neena revealed that the West Indies cricketer wasn’t briefly in touch with them when Masaba was growing up.

Who has denied knighthood?

Stephen Hawking CH CBE, physicist, reportedly turned down a knighthood because he “does not like titles.” Bill Hayden, Governor-General of Australia. Patrick Heron, artist, declined a knighthood allegedly over the education policy of the government in the 1980s.