zen Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Viv Richards could have been in the league of his own in IPL (or T20s in general) ... One bouncer per over rule, better bats, better protective equipment, relatively short boundaries in this format, ... Viv Richards = the king of LOI cricket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Viv didn't need much protective gear, never wore a helmet. With today's bats, the bowlers and the umpire would need protective gear to save themselves from any accidental hits from his batting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 The GOAT. The kind of player who would have gotten 30 crores for one season. Franchises would die to have someone of his caliber. Abdv is what we call a poor man's Richards. nevada and Vijy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 39 minutes ago, Adamant said: The GOAT. The kind of player who would have gotten 30 crores for one season. Franchises would die to have someone of his caliber. Abdv is what we call a poor man's Richards. ABD is the nice guy version of Viv Richards. Consistent and explosive both but attitude wise humble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 14 hours ago, Majestic said: ABD is the nice guy version of Viv Richards. Consistent and explosive both but attitude wise humble. I watch cricketers to see their cricketing skill not their mannerism. On field and off field antics in front of camera don't determine a persons' character, the most humble guy in front of camera can be the biggest piece of **** in reality. Vijy and Chakdephatte 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chakdephatte Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Adamant said: I watch cricketers to see their cricketing skill not their mannerism. On field and off field antics in front of camera don't determine a persons' character, the most humble guy in front of camera can be the biggest piece of **** in reality. This forum is now full of trolls who know zilch about cricket and only care about irrelevant stuff. The very reason I am inactive these days (apart from updating my Dinda list). Not a 'cricket' forum anymore. Edited May 19, 2022 by Chakdephatte Mariyam and Adamant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Every T20 batsman is a Viv Richards these days. Kya qtiyappa faila rakha hai. Whether he played with protective gears or not doesn't matter. He would be just another random West Indian mercenary in this T20 era and not anything special like he was in 80s for that era. In this era, currently, there are several West Indian mercenaries like him. Majestic, Chakdephatte and Suhaan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 22 minutes ago, Chakdephatte said: This forum is now full of trolls who know zilch about cricket and only care about irrelevant stuff. The very reason I am inactive these days (apart from updating my Dinda list). Not a 'cricket' forum anymore. This is the IPL section buddy. You are supposed to troll here. Chakdephatte, Suhaan and Vijy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I've heard a lot about the purpoted greatness of Viv Richards and Brian Lara. Never seen em play. This thread is anyways an excercise in hypotheticals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Adamant said: I watch cricketers to see their cricketing skill not their mannerism. On field and off field antics in front of camera don't determine a persons' character, the most humble guy in front of camera can be the biggest piece of **** in reality. In that regard, AB deserves to be rated highly by all accounts, undoubtedly more skillful than Kohli and Rohit both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 was expecting @zen comparing SDD vs viv .. disappointed nevada and Real McCoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 19 minutes ago, velu said: was expecting @zen comparing SDD vs viv .. disappointed velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, Majestic said: In that regard, AB deserves to be rated highly by all accounts, undoubtedly more skillful than Kohli and Rohit both. I rate him highly. It's just that I rate Viv way higher. Majestic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, rkt.india said: Every T20 batsman is a Viv Richards these days And every bowler must be a Marshall these days (or every opener a Tendulkar the LOI opener, every wk batsman a Gilchrist, every leg spinner a Warne, and so on for that matter) Edited May 19, 2022 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, zen said: And every bowler must be a Marshall these days (or every opener a Tendulkar the LOI opener, every wk batsman a Gilchrist, every leg spinner a Warne, and so on for that matter) No. It's the Level of batting that has changed with T20 cricket. Suhaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, rkt.india said: No. It's the Level of batting that has changed with T20 cricket. Irrelevant. If the level has changed every bowler would be a Marshall too. Top skills are top skills. Richards if playing today, would benefit from todays laws (including DRS), bats, shorter boundaries, protective gear, and so on! For e.g. he could have the record for hitting most 6 6s, which is almost unheard of, in an over today, taking T20 batting to the next level! PS Look what he did to India in a game in 1987 -> link His 189 against Eng -> Link (look at the last wkt partnership for e.g. and the contribution of #11) Edited May 19, 2022 by zen Adamant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 King Viv was the best ODI bat of his time beyond any question, and arguably the best of all time. He was so far ahead of his time that his achievements look great even in the 2020s. Moreover, he had a much better "winner" attitude than Choker ABDV (who was a great talent but mentally weak) nevada and velu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vayuu1 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Viv today would have averaged 60 plus in all 3 formats with a sr of 70-80,115-125,165-180 respectively nevada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed_thrills Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 hours ago, vayuu1 said: Viv today would have averaged 60 plus in all 3 formats with a sr of 70-80,115-125,165-180 respectively Nash, in this age of data analysis teams would have figured out a way to contain him like anybody else. Lord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vayuu1 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 8 hours ago, speed_thrills said: Nash, in this age of data analysis teams would have figured out a way to contain him like anybody else. With all technology how many teams were able to contain devilliers,not a lot,viv with twice the power and ceiling would be too hot to handle,a tall brute force with one of the best techniques against Both pace and spin,he would have made mockery of current bowlers nevada and zen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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