Sir Vivian Richards

Viv Richards

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, (born 7 March 1952) is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known as Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv.

 

Richards made his Test match debut for the West Indies in 1974 against India. 

In his Test career, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches at an average of 50.23 including 24 international centuries in his illustrious career. 
Richards won 27 of 50 matches as a Test captain, and lost only 8.
 He is also the scorer of the fastest-ever Test century, from just 56 balls against England in Antigua during the 1986 tour. 
He hit 84 sixes in Test cricket.
 His highest innings of 291 is sixth on the list of West Indies' highest individual scores.

Richards captained the West Indies in 50 Test matches from 1984–1991. He is the only West Indies captain never to lose a Test series.

He was chosen as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1977.
He also played international football for Antigua, appearing in qualifying matches for the 1974 World Cup.

The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a cricket stadium in  Antigua, which is named after him.