Cricket Classics 3

[StuartMB68]

Why were the crowd booing towards the end of this game?

[gmh1206]

@StuartMB68 The total was revised because of rain... Australia set a very competitive total of 220 odd and the crowd felt cheated

[youngmoolacrazy]

Id rather eat my own hand then watch this stupid sport

[RareCricketVideos]

@youngmoolacrazy THEN EAT UR HAND :P

[youngmoolacrazy]

Id rather eat my own hand then watch this stupid sport

[coolzhari]

the most destructive bats man of all time. true cricket legend

[estreetgroup]

Me thinks that his bat is corked

[gmauld]

@estreetgroup

The only thing corked is your brain, dumb arse.

[RohRohToday]

The original master blaster.

[ashokatibrewal]

most bowlers of eighties were a little slower than today. how do you explain your myth that bowlers have become slower? maybe by the fact that human beings and athletes have generally gone shorter and sloweR?

and pitches in the seventies and eighties were actually slower than in the nineties. in the new millenium they have gone back to pre nineties somewhat.

[ashokatibrewal]

@amilakananda

tendulkar has completed six test hundreds hitting a six

vs wi -1994

vs eng- 1996

vs sa- 2011

other three i cannot remember now.

[humzayunas2]

Wowwwww what a classic cricket cricket is my favorite game i like this game very much

[farazzubair]

This I remember is the 1988/89 Benson & Hedges Cup. I even remember that rain had cut down this classic match, and gave WI an otherwise easy victory. I guess if I remember correctly Richards ended with 60*. However, on this day, he was so murderous, I have no dount whatsoever , had it gone to the full stretch of the allotted 38 overs, Richards would have still done the job.

[rkannan2]

All time great! We never saw bradman, sobers and other legends. This man changed the way the game was played before him. Sachin, Lara, Ponting may have better scores, but Richards brought the innovation in Cricket! A genius by birth!

[malkyouns]

Classic cricket of sachin i like sachin

[amilakanda]

if this was Sachin Thendulcar, he would have taken another 20 balls to get to his 50 from 48 LOL.., this guy just smashed a SIX to get to the 50.., RESPECT!!!

[christophermau1962]

I am so stoked that my son could see Vivi bat,Thanks to You tube. Not the most correct batsmen I have seen, but the best by a country mile. Thankx Vivi for the memories.

[slugworth28]

20 20 specialist before the game was even invented.

[suziki1975]

One who says Viv is not great is insane

[jr280188]

The West Indians of the 70s and 80s are my favourite cricketers of all time. Great cricketers and great people they are true role models.

[braziliantrini]

The greatest batsman i have ever seen......the most feared batsman of all time

[mrinal5222]

Thats why he was called King Richards.

[trendyniro]

wow the west indies era was the greatest and genuine eras of all time...no sledging ..no criticism...nowadays its too difficult to find such eras

[narinwtf]

...so effortless!

[manisha93able]

what a player

we miss u SIR.

[npukuk]

Richards gave the ball some serious licks!

[npukuk]

Richards gave the ball some serious licks!

[NinezeroPlayer]

the man played without helmet and without much body armor that so called current 'greats' play with. tke the helmets off these bitches and i will guarantee u most of them will become average or get seriously hurt.

[jetta4512]

fcuk schin ponting lara what a player real master sir viv riched i wish i could watch him plying t20 timing and power hats of sir viv

[PAVAN2146]

sir viv rich's a great batsman every1 knows that. Sachin is got superb tactics to play however he want. As he is a gentleman, he wins in all situation.

[KHANUMT]

@PAVAN2146 wtf sachin is no where near this legend richards

[SPOOKSTR]

0:41 What a magnificent shot !! Sir Viv...the coolest cat to ever play the game. I pity you young blokes for having missed this era in cricket. These days the game is full of nobodies.

0:59 The master at work

3:36 That shot says it all....

[DimmuBorgirification]

well even more than he did :P

[DimmuBorgirification]

just imagine if he was still playing, using the bats that we have nowadays. he would have slaughtered the ball :)

[1972para]

I.V.A is having a great time out there,chewing gum, casual attitude unleashing at will. When he was 'on' there was no one more devastating..The 6 of Merv is amazing..Takes it from outside off stump and simply murders it..

[TamilArasan22]

Cricket needs the strong windies team...the vintage windies back...it's joy to watch them play...

[MrShahbazBaig]

What a great player he was!

[brian9999]

The guy was intimidating to bowlers. Best batsmen ever.

[PBSPORTFAN]

Bowl at your own peril!!!

[Caeser197806]

Legendary cricketer!!!

[cdmatester]

Best player of all time.

[ajaytiwari1983]

legend .............

[jeffhardy12353]

he never bat with a helmet on his hat or nothing crazy

[bradleyblackster]

viv is the greatest all out batsman ever, nobody comes close

[richardmiles21]

Makes me titter to see Steve Waugh, less than medium pace, pitching it half way down the track to the greatest batsman of all time!!

[KAPILSI]

for me greatest batsman ever.10 sachin + 10 lara can't make one Sir Vivian Riahcrds.

[goozoo49]

merv was a joke as a 'fast' bowler.

[TheMidaaas]

i assume the formula was : target= R.R of team batting first multiply No of Overs( to be faced by team batting second)

[docgonzales]

my favourite Viv innings!

i saw every innings Viv Richards played in Australia from 78-late 80's either on tele or at the SCG and this innings was his brutal best. he had his eye on the rainclouds and a washed out game so he went out to win quick.

that first 6 at 0:44 ,,, incredible signiture shot.

[multirahul85]

Thats class......batting without fear....you do not see that any more in cricket....Richards was the only one......he almost made steve waugh cry in that one....no batsman currently can ever compare themselves with viv in terms of talent, fearlesness, his presence and class.......

[TheMidaaas]

Viv played magnificent shots, nevertheless the equation turned drastically towards the windies after rain intervention as a result of inaccuratemaths.

[retyouh]

@TheMidaaas 2:37..listen carefully..just for u mate

[millistar123]

HE is BRILLANT!!!!

[Supun61]

Oh god please give another VIV RICHARDS to us we'll give you Ricky 'the cheater' Pontin!!!

[BuddhaBurnett]

HA! Love the V100.. that was my first crickret bat!

[crackingguy123]

Smart player, Great Player.... i always love to watch his shots.... A legend

[mmgnoc]

love you richii..A great to watch....................may be best of any form of cricket. a true legend

[GreaterPakistan]

i never seen batsman like Viv Richards, Awesome Legend

[Thatsgold777]

wow look at the boundries so far away thats what the fucking pussy IPL stadiums should be like not fucking so short that even 10 yr olds can smash 6's....

lalit kuti should be hanged

[homes696]

Played his entire career without a helmet, across the 17 years from 1974 till 1991........

[Parrock1]

I'm always amazed at how he picked up those fast deliveries just outside off stump and sent them packing for miles over cow corner. There will never be another Viv, that's for sure.

[AIMANALI]

@Parrock1 not only that - he times them so well and was so strong that he just seemed to touch the ball and it goes for a six. wow

[BAYLORIC]

My favourite Batsman of all time. Lara is my 2nd best. How many batsmen do you know today that stride to the crease without a helmet and take the world's best bowling apart? Viv did it against the very best and at times on uncovered pitches.

He faced the Very best bowlers.

[jaxpower1]

what's with the crowd booing his 50 and the windies win? disgusting display.

[buddhaboony]

The rain ruined the game and played straight into the West Indies hands. Any decent team would chase 108 from 18 overs with 10 wickets up their sleeve.

[Parrock1]

I suspect they were booing the home side for playing so badly. Australians are cocky bas*ards but they're not that unsporting.

[Jazzaaaaa1]

@Parrock1 Nah I think you will find they were booing because of the rain rule back in those days which heavily favoured sides batting 2nd and effectively killed Australia's chances. Australia outplayed the Windies for most of that game, made about 220/4 from about 38 overs, then after taking 2 early wickets, the 2nd rain delay made it 118 from 18 overs, with 8 wickets in hand it was easy.

[glebe3047]

Hey fuckwit, what sort of a supid comment is that? Saying viv is not a great crickiter. You are a fool. One of the most stupid comments I have ever read on youtube

[mechvibration]

i dont consdr viv as d cricketing legend...he didnt seems to have knwldge of cricket....rather he looks like baseball hitter.we hav greats like geff buycot,rohan kanhai,bradman,sachin tendulkar,sunil gavaskar,ricky ponting,rahul dravid,barry rechards.,gary sobers,haneef mohhamd

can he match these great by even 1% of their tech and expertise...no...never

morever if such the case....i would prefer heydan nd virender sehwag much above him...when they play,they produce worth watching more than any

[Drwatson1977]

@mechvibration you are a Fucking retard......

[kictodd]

don't be an idiot...this man was great...he destroyed any bowling attack and never lost a series in 6 years. you are only watching his aggressive strokes...this man has batted for a day and half and still end up not out....plz think about what you are saying

[mickpara]

The 6 of Merv is brutal,raw Horsepower from Viv.Incredible shot..! Make no mistake ,Viv on his day was easilt the best and most intimidating cricketer!

[Tehui1974]

Viv Richards......fricken awesome!

[spinErosco]

are you on crack jonhz?

[mantaray2511]

Notice the boos in the crowd as Desmond Haynes hit the winning runs. Haynes & Richards sprinted off probably bcoz it was starting to drizzle. Was that why they were booed or was it just one eyed aussie dissappointment at having the daylights thrashed out of em. LOL.

[cocaininmybrain]

smelly indians

[madaboutcricket123]

Inzamam used to play like him

[pradeepanisonline]

inzy ? good joke

[sarantakis]

If you look at 0.54 Viv was in pain too. I think remember reading that he suffered from hemorrhoids.

That 6 off Merv Hughes gave me shivers.

[MarkyMarc46]

Awesome! I was at old Trafford for an ODI in the 1984 "Blackwash" tour. We had the WI at something like 102 - 7. Richards scored 189 and had a 106 partnership with Holding - who scored 12! I remember a straight 6 off Willis that went like a tracer bullet and smashed into the sight screen barely head high.

I wish these greats of the game had the benefit of the Sky sports TV coverage - we'd be able to see the ball sail into row 15 in perfect detail.

[necrojam]

I think perfect detail is what spoils the experience.

[richardmiles21]

@MarkyMarc46 I too remember that innings at Old Trafford. In my opinion it was the most devastating ODI innings of all time. My mate and I, both proud Poms, sat on the settee watching it and actually willing Viv to repeat his classic strokes again and again against England. A very special cricketer. I'd have loved to see him playing 2020 in his prime!

[yahbigswish]

ahh the good old dayz....

[monash72]

I have watched this video so many times and can't get enough of Viv, what a player he was. Nobody can and will bat like him, look at the way he his pulling, hitting sixes over long on and his shots in the offi side. His swagger and control is amazing. Viv you are the best and God choose you for these special skills. What a legend!

[gmh1206]

He always seemed to take HUGE risks yet they always came off. Averages mean nothing when you look at this guy. If he played selfishly he would have averaged 70+.

[kickapakibutt]

As the coomentator said, it is not Richard's natual ability. His skills are devine.

[shivalinks1]

Great player

[Sanath340]

Can someone upload some of Gordon Grennidge's best innings??

[Sanath340]

thommo 110 mph thats like 170 k/hr you dick head.

[mhghalib]

the shot he played at 1:00 mimiced what inzimam later played as well! thats y when Imran selected Inzi he had said "i have found a Viv for pakistan"

Incomparable batsman by any standard!!! Legend!!

[rajgillrajgill]

thats how we use to hit em with tennis ball in the garden. this is truly amazing. bowlers of today on flat decks would have needed a helmet against him

[abed83a]

Viv is so casual, that some people may even think that batting is the easiest thing in cricket. It looks so simple when he is batting, its almost ridiculous.

[nayan35]

The Lion of cricket : dont compare today cricketer like sachin, sankakara, lara with  him . tremendous batsman

[mickpara]

Interesting comments guys..Make no mistake this man Richards was the best..!

[harris211279]

more viv please omg the best ever

[VIV292]

20/20 cricket VIV would eat the bowlers today

Everyone tries to play like VIV even Adam Gilchrist stands in awe off VIV pure brutality he did'nt hit the ball he sent it to other planets

[sam7254]

THE ONE AND ONLY

[yippaoz]

Viv Richards may well prove to be the greatest of all batsmen, certainly the most devastating. He has more time and brutal on all bowlers. Imagine if he used the modern bats, they'd disappear into the 2nd tier! Nothing better watching Dennis Lillee & Viv in battle, the best fast bowler of all Vs the Best Bat of the last 60 years. As a kid they were my hero's & they still remain the best ever. Viv would kill em now moreso & 20/20 would suit him. He is the best by a solar system or 2

[vijayprabhu]

Why the heck were the crowd booing for every boundary/six that was hit by Richards? Did anything happen in this series?

[314159192829]

Yes, this match caused a change to the rules for rain affected matches. The West Indies had belted Australia all summer and were a much better side, but in this match Australia were hard done by. They scored a massive total (230 odd off 38 overs - big even now, but huge back then) and then when the match was reduced further the Windies only had to score at the required run rate for a few overs. The crowd justifiably felt this was unfair. Not to take anything away from Viv's brilliance though.

[saintandrews84]

This man is truly a great batsman. In terms of records Lara and Sachin holds them all, but in terms of all round package and enertainment Vivian is number one.

[yippaoz]

Good points, but the facts are Viv Never Played For Records. Michael Holding said that he only played for the team, if Viv wanted the records, he would own all of them in the book. He was more than good enough. In terms of talent, he was 40% more talented than the rest, he is still well above Tendulkar, Lara etc. Sobers may have been on Viv's par. Remember VIV twice averaged over 63 in his career & had scored 121 1st Class Centuries as well - the last Modern Player to do so!

[saintandrews84]

MASTER BLASTER ! SMOKIN JOE ! When I was small my father used to call me inside when Vivian Richards was batting. When he got out I went back outside to play.

[ConE500]

Even when helmets were introduced he never had worn one, he'd just stand his ground with a cloth cap and chewing gum casually and hoike the ball to all parts of the ground with the greatest of ease!

[whouster]

The master. I've been watching cricket since the late 70's and no batsman has come close to this man for such breathtaking batting. A true genius, there were times when it was impossible to bowl at Sir Viv.

[35pies]

Legend, One of the cleanest hitters of all time.

[YOURBHAIJAAN]

Vivian Richards surely is the best batsman since 1970 and possibly all time, but we have not seen anything of Bradman and the likes who have dominated the scene before Viv. In the recent past Viv is closely followed by Brian Lara. Lara, too, was only one of his kind, and might be on par with Viv in terms of sheer batting talent. There are others, but these two are the best of the lot.

[SQUIRRAPUNDA]

he was great love the person

[nadeem786slough]

what a great batsmen, one of the very best, who wants to shake the aussies hands, there was a reason why both batsmen ran off, the aussies are rude arrogant cricketers

[flyingparadise]

absolutely fantastic...magnificent...ther­e is no one like him...no one comes close...i guess only gilchrist is somewhere close the viv..tendulkat is his heydays may be was close to viv...but the aura which viv has is not matchable...sometimes i feel sehwag from india is as murderous...

[ARKN06]

You have to remember though that Gilly, T'kar, Sehwag etc had it easier than Viv with better pitches protective gear (esp the helmet) batsman-friendly rules and inferior attacks. I cant imagine any of these blokes face the likes of Thommo (easily over 100 mph at his peak in the 70s) and other far more dangerous guys than today's without helmet and friendly rules in place on those fast bouncy pitches. Today's champs would'nt face even today's trundlers on today's flat tracks without helmet.

[perlbab]

You think only batsmen have developed, not bowlers? I feel every era has a great hero. Besides you just cannot compare Gilly and Sehwag with Sachin. He is the greatest there is, there was.

[ARKN06]

YOUR OPINION. Mine is that as batsmen Bradman, Richards, Sobers etc were miles and miles ahead of T'kar. And countless others think like that. You have made a super-vague statement like 'batsmen have developed' and 'bowlers have also developed'. Bowlers have been killed through the 90s and this decade with batting tracks dozens of restrictions etc. Batsmen have so much protective gear and fast bowing has declined severely since end-80s. Most of today's heroes would be zeros in the 70s and 80s.

[jonhz]

... cont

and, your enthusiasm for leaving those scholl-boyish comments are only matched by your level of bias and extremely poor knowledge of cricket. Why wud someone listen to your opinion as to who are the best players when we have experts like richie (benod), tony (greig) n many others (who played the game at the highest level) telling us HOW IT IS along w/ their reasonings and explanations. Surely, they know what they r talking abt unlike 'wanna-be' ppl like u!

[ARKN06]

T'kar had his helmet when he got rapped by Donald, Shoaib, Lee, Jones etc. Thommo (who bowled to the KING) was a 110 mph at his peak (hitting sightscreen after first bounce on the pitch) and others like Snow, Lillee, Imran, the WI quicks, even Willis, Hadlee, Pascoe, Hogg etc would have smashed T'kar without helmet and protective gear to 100 pieces on those 70s and 80s pitches in the absence of batsmen protecting rules. It would be 10000X more difficult than batting on today's flat tracks.

[blossam720]

You didn't have flat tracks ... a max of 2 bouncers an over rule... WI 4 pace quartet... mad hatters like Lillee, Thommo etc aiming for a cap on your head. on pitches that were seldom covered and had enough grass like the outfield...

when was the last time you have seen a grass covered track and the batsmen ruling the match. that's what Richards, Greenridge and Hyanes did on a regular basis.

[blossam720]

And oh BTW the boundaries were the fence and not the ropes that are there these days.. those Sixes have to clear the fences that were about 90 - 110 yards away and he launches them about 15 - 20 rows over and above those fences...

[jonhz]

Your foolish comments, that obviously reflects your thought processes n the knowledge (or the lack there off) of the game, are some of the most remarkable that I have ever heard. Viv is my most favorite as well, but, to say that today's gert batsmen like sachin, lara etc would get smashed is a complete nutcase!!! Even a batsman like ravi shastri got century in WI agnst a fiery marshal (the best of them all), ambrose n walsh. cont ...

[islandwarrior16]

what is also dumb is players wearing helmats on the last over, but facing a spinner...makes no sense

[adityanaikdesai]

@ARKN06 by your logic, all those who came before viv, were better than him because pitches in their time were even worse. and in viv's time in fact pitches WERE covered. in sobers' or hutton's time they were not.

and for heaven's sake, stop generalising the 70s - 80s as having been a hell of an era of bowling. apart from the WI bowlers, and lillee, thommo and snow and willis there were'nt terrifying fast bowlers like you would have us believe. the rest were as medium paced as any today.

[65410023]

He looks like our local comedian actor manivannan

[ssprash]

How come a genius of such magnificence like Sir Viv failed to inspire his next generation in the Carribean islands to pick up cricket in real earnest??...It is such an extremely disturbing and disappointing scene today when we see the Windies' cricketers' quality...Gosh!!

[flapwins]

I would love to see him play on the flat wickets and small grounds they play on today

[tigershark10]

this guy is the best no doubt..... a genius..

[chadsexinton]

ground looks huge

[rameshrao1963]

Sir Vivian Richards is the greatest batsman ever. Can't get tired of watching him

[juglord]

5:26 so hilarious no shaking hands our nothing.

[Anand2006]

So true. I mean, it's funny when India and Australia are both concerned about "shaking hands" after their rather acrimonious encounters of late. Gilchrist especially whined about some Indian players not shaking hands in his new book. I mean, seriously, who gives a fuck!

[geethike]

lighter bats, no helmets or chest guards, definitely a better player than lara and sachin

[adityanaikdesai]

@geethike they dnt all have lighter bats. some players then had bats that are heavier even by todays standards.

[geethike]

lighter bats, no helmets or chest guards, definitely a better player than lara and sachin

[saintandrews83]

Sachin and Lara are the best be far in terms of records and statistics and would pay to see them bat. Viv however is the ultimate entertainer , I am not saying Sachin & Lara weren't entertainers, they were. Viv was just intimidating with that swagger. I just rate him above Sahin & Lara ,thats my preference.

[gregj1234]

I think viv would have treated todays bowlers with contempt

[flyingparadise]

Great innings....richards was way way ahead of his times.....had he played today....he would have been the best batsmen by a distance...it would have been interesting to see mcgrath vs richards....i think he is the best the game has ever seen...even better than bradman....

[Gutentage]

I cannot believe that West Indies have good Team once.

[saintandrews83]

The true "MASTER BLASTER"

Dad would call me in off the street when Viv came in to bat .When he got out I would go off and play with my friends again. AWSOME ' Sir Vivian Issac Richards'

[doctorgsja]

The way he smashes it with such ease makes it look like they're playing with a tennis ball! Look at Des Haynes go nuts at 5:33!LOL

[PotentialThinker]

All i can say is Damn, look at all the greats celebrating!!! We are shitty now, but our glory days will come back. All dynasty will fall, we did and so will Australia.

[hannibalking85]

i wanna see west indies rise again

the unfortunate thing is west indies have a bad cricket board like ours(Pakistan), weve always relied on natural talent, but the system fails the others

love the calypso music, do u know wats it called, th music at the end

[mickpara]

What class...The best !! Thank you Sir Viv,you were the greatest!!!

[pavanlara]

People talk about Brian Lara or Sachin Tendulkar but the way Viv Richards played throughout his career. Well The Make bowlers fear of him, which you dont associate with LARA or Tendulkar. Lara may be more skilled in terms of placing ball but Richards make bowlers fear of him.

[19833891]

Viv richards had a certain swagger about him, perhaps a bit like a heavy weight boxer... The remarkable thing about Richards one day record is his strikerate... Many of the great players of his era have strikerate's (eg. Dean Jones) that look pedestrian compared to the modern era, but Viv Richards STR of 90 per 100 balls still holds up today...

[19833891]

The Windies Total before the Rain was 226 of 38, it became reduced to 108 from 18 overs, in all honesty they should have just abandoned the match. Nevertheless, the way that Viv was striking the ball on this particular night, I don't think 226 in 38overs would have been too much of a problem.

[jagmeet7]

THE GREATEST BATSMAN EVER. NO FEAR.

[tigerrish]

Rodney Hogg hit him flush on the jaw with a bounce once and he barely flinched. The next ball was short again and he put it 15 rows back into the grandstand at the MCG, he could change a whole test match in a few hours and a ODI in a matter of overs.

[ARKN06]

The only drawback if it could be called so about this innings was that the attack was not all that good - though Alderman and Hughes were better and quicker in '89 than 90% of today's medium-pace trundlers are. I heard he hooked Snow, Lillee, Imran, Hogg, Pascoe, Gilmour, Walker, Dymock, Prior, Willis, Botham, Dilley, Nawaz, Kapil, Hadlee and even Thommo (bowling eeasily at a 110 mph then) in the Packer Series and later on the frontfoot!

[harunyahyadotorg]

thommos bowls hardly carried to the keeper. lol!!!

[ARKN06]

Thats why J.Thomson, along with C.Kortright, E.Gilbert, F.Tyson, R.Gilchrist, A.Roberts, M.Holding and M.Marshall remain the ONLY bowlers to have hit the sight-screen after first bounce on the pitch. LOL .. I see what you mean the wk was standing 20 yards behind the sightscreen .. Hey Chuckhtar, Lee etc have their balls going about ten bounces to the ss.

[ARKN06]

ALSO replace the gentle medium-pacers and spinners that Afridi bangs with these 100-110 mph monsters, and he would have his HS, Avg, SR etc in single digits, and ten thousand stitches on his '16-year-old' face - In the pre-90 uncovered tracks without helmet, against the pre-90 bowlers he would have 0s and 1s in his stats all over. His greatest .. ONLY achievement is that at 16 he made a 56-year-old Boycott feel 21. Ciao.

[adityanaikdesai]

@ARKN06 afridi is of course no match for king viv.

but on the subject of uncovered pitches and fast bowlers. i think it's unfair to say that of batsmen from the subcontinent. most of them grow up playing on maidans that are as 18th century as any of the pitches that viv, or even boycott played on. without helmets, and some who can't afford it without pads or gloves even.

to that you add the menace of guys that clearly throw the ball. pitches that are 20 instead of the usual 22 yards.

[19833891]

I wouldn't compare Alderman and Hughes to the likes of Imran, Kapil, Lillee, Hadley, Thommo or Botham, but I would take these two over Hogg, Dilley, Pascoe, Walker... After this series Alderman took 40 Wickets against England in the Ashes series of 1989. I think this bowling attack was pretty useful, although not first rate like the windies had on the other side of the equation.

[ARKN06]

This was the Emperor of Batting at almost 37! What was he like then in the mid and late 70s and the early and mid 80s?! The Aus series 75-76 where he and Fredericks stood tall among the ruins of a 1-5 battering, the Packer Series, the '79 WC, his 153* against Aus, 189* vs Eng ........ His 153* against Lillee-Thomson-Hogg in '79 was, is and shall remain cricket's greatest innings ever by many a mile. T'kar, Co and fans can dream on.

[kdorg79]

Ah, those were the days when the West Indies were the West Indies. Now we have a bunch of impostors dressed in white flannels and maroon helmets masquerading as the West Indies team.

[badboysouth1]

do u no any more sites where the limbo songs is in it..???

[Nikamma]

I bet must have been pissed off at rain and said : Maaan, I wanted to score a 100 tonight, Maaan

[moriz786]

those shots over mid-wicket showed what fantastic hand-eye coordination sir viv had.

[WaqarYounis]

hey, cheers rbrtcrosse. Anyway, I really liked the video.. keep up the good work. Wish I'd seen this guy live.......

[WaqarYounis]

pls upload more of Viv, people of the late 80s and 90s didn't see him at his best, please post more of his great ODI knocks other than the one's we've all seen.. ie the ones that were on bbc sport or that are already on youtube.

Thankyou. :)

[rbrtcrosse]

Hey WY, I wish there was a bigger archive of Sir Viv too. I might come up with something though and when I do, I shall oblige.

[ARKN06]

I hope somebody puts up videos of his knocking up the 110 mph Thompson-Lillee pair in the Packer Series, as also then and later where he destroyed Hogg and murdered other Aussies like Walker, Gilmour and Pascoe ........ Also his 153* on a fast, bouncy unpredictable MCG pitch in '79 against the attack of Lillee, Thompson and Hogg, which shall remain by far the greatest ODI knock ever.

[Drwatson1977]

I got some stuff. but I need to rip it first

[OpticalRace]

What a masterpiece!! Check out Lawry @ 4:28 - .."he's making it look easy coz he's a great great player..". God Bless You rbrtcross!!

[karan1007]

viv is crazyyyyyyyyyyyy