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Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards Wiki Biography

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE (born 7 March 1952), is a former West Indian cricketer. Popularly known as Viv (or King Viv), he is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time and as one of the very finest players in the history of the sport. Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne. In February 2002, Richards was judged by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack to have played the best ODI innings of all time. In December 2002, he was chosen by Wisden as the greatest One Day International (ODI) batsman of all time, as well as the third greatest Test batsman of all time, after Sir Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar. 

Full Name Viv Richards
Net Worth $20 Million
Date Of Birth March 7, 1952
Place Of Birth St. John’s, Antigua, British West Indies [now Antigua and Barbuda]
Height 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Profession Cricketer
Nationality Antiguan
Spouse Miriam Richards
Children Masaba Gupta, Mali Richards, Matara Richards
Parents Malcom Richards, Gretel Richards
Siblings Mervyn Richards, Donald Richards
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/vivrichards56
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm1675411
Movies Fire In Babylon
Fact
1 He captained the West Indies cricket team from 1984-1991 and never lost a Test series. He played in a total of 121 Test Matches (1974-1991) & 187 One day internationals (1975-1991).
2 Played in 4 Cricket World cups for the West Indies. Winner in 1975 & 1979, Runner-up in 1983 and First Round in 1987.
3 His two brothers played cricket for Leeward Islands, Donald Richards (from 1968-1970) and Mervin Richards (1973-1974).
4 His son Mali Richards plays cricket in England.
5 Had a brief relationship with actress Neena Gupta with whom he has a daughter named Masaba Gupta who was born in 1989.

Self

Title Year Status Character
Jazzie B’s 1980s: From Dole to Soul 2016 TV Movie documentary Himself
CNN Newsroom 2014 TV Series Himself – West Indies captain
Campbell Live 2011 TV Series Himself – Cricket Legend
Fire in Babylon 2010 Documentary Himself
Captains Courageous (Cricket) 2009 Video documentary Himself (as Vivian Richards)
Indian Summer: The Story of the 1983 World Cup 2008 Video Himself
Legends of Cricket: West Indies 2008 Video Himself
Cricket on Five 2007 TV Series Himself
A Question of Sport 2006 TV Series Himself – Mystery Guest
Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself (as Sir Viv Richards)
Caribbean Calypso: West Indies 0, England 3 2004 Video Himself – Commentator
400 Not Out! – Brian Lara’s World Record Innings 2004 Video Himself – Commentator (as Sir Viv Richards)
African Footsteps 1995 TV Series documentary Himself – Interviewee
Who’s the Greatest Cricketer? 1995 Video Himself
Lara’s Innings 1994 Video Himself
MCC Cricket Masterclass: Vol.1 1994 Video Himself
Cricketing Legends: Viv Richards 1991 Video Himself
Hitting Across the Line 1991 Video Himself
Victory! West Indies Vs England 1990 Video Himself
West Indies vs England: Highlights from the 1990 One-Day Cricket Internationals 1990 Video Himself
Sky Sports Cricket 1990 TV Series Himself
Channel Nine Cricket 1985-1989 TV Series Himself
On Top Down Under 1987 Video Himself
Viv Richards – King of Cricket 1987 Video documentary Himself
Reliance World Cup Cricket 1987 1987 TV Mini-Series Himself
BBC TV Cricket 1975-1986 TV Series Himself / Himself – West Indies Captain
Texaco Trophy 1984: England vs West Indies 1984 Video Himself
This Is Your Life 1984 TV Series documentary Himself
Prudential World Cup Cricket 1983 1983 TV Mini-Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
A Question of Sport 2005 TV Series Himself – Mystery Guest
Richie Benaud’s Greatest XI 2004 Video Himself
Century of Cricket 2001 Video Himself
Cricket: The Match Winners 1992 Video Himself (as Vivian Richards)
Cricket: The 70’s 1991 Video Himself
A View from the Box: Brian Johnston’s Greatest Cricket Moments 1990 Video Himself
Clive Lloyd’s Finest Hour 1989 Video Himself
John Arlott’s Vintage Cricket 1986 Video Himself

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