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Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards was born on March 7, 1952, in St John's, Antigua. He was also known as "Viv". He was a successful former West Indian cricket team captain. He was widely known for his habits of nonchalantly chewing gum while playing and preferring to wear a cap rather than a cricket helmet even against the fastest bowlers. Richards has a relationship with a renowned bollywood actress, Neena Gupta, with whom he also has a child.
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| Batting Style |
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Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Right-arm slow |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
121 |
187 |
| Wickets |
32 |
118 |
| Bowling average |
61.37 |
35.83 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
0 |
2 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
0 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
2 for 17 |
6 for 41 |
| Runs scored |
8540 |
6721 |
| Batting average |
50.23 |
47.00 |
| 100s |
24 |
11 |
| 50s |
45 |
45 |
| Top score |
291 |
189* |
| Catches |
- |
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| Stumping |
- |
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| Test Debut |
| Vivian Richards made his test debut in Nov. 22-27, 1974 against India at Bangalore.
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| ODI Debut |
| Vivian Richards made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Manchester on Jun 7, 1975.
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Turning Point
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| In 1984, he destroyed the England bowling at Old Trafford with a brilliant 189 not out. |
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Achievements and World Records
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1977. |
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Selected as one of the Five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, 2000. |
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He also played soccer for the Antigua national team, appearing in qualifying matches for the 1974 World Cup. |
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In 1976, he created a world record of 1,710 Test runs in a single calendar year, including 829 runs at an average of 118.42 in the four-match series away to England. |
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He still holds the record for the most sixes - 84 - hit at Test level. |
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| Present life |
| At present he is working as Commentator and Coach. |
