The pompous walk to the middle, the swaggering gait, the arrogant brood - thy name Sir Issac Vivian Richards. Sportsmen like Viv are a rarity precisely because their mastery leaves an everlasting anamnesis. Ask Tony Greig, who foolishly made this comment in 1976 series that the English are going to make the West-Indians 'grovel'. Viv answered with a staggering run spree which amounted to more than 800 runs in the series including a career best 291 at The Oval. His on-field battles with Lillee and Thomson is akin to oral literature in cricketing world. The front foot pull is etched in every cricketing fan's memory. As a captain Viv never lost a test series. Indeed his domination was ruthless and complete from the moment he learnt to hold the cricketing bat. The Antiguan is simply incomparable.
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