- Born
- Birth nameIsaac Vivian Alexander Richards
- Nicknames
- The Master Blaster
- Master Blaster
- King of Cricket
- Smokey.
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Viv Richards was born on March 7, 1952 in St. John's, Antigua, British West Indies [now Antigua and Barbuda]. He is married to Miriam Richards. They have two children.
- SpouseMiriam Richards(? - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenMali RichardsMatara Richards
- Came out to bat with a chewing gum.
- Near dead pan facial expressions when hitting fast bowlers for a boundary.
- Muscular physique.
- French cut mustache and beard.
- Richards was a Cricketer who represented the West Indies team.
- His son Mali Richards plays cricket in England.
- His two brothers played cricket for Leeward Islands, Donald Richards (from 1968-1970) and Mervin Richards (1973-1974).
- Played in 4 Cricket World cups for the West Indies. Winner in 1975 & 1979, Runner-up in 1983 and First Round in 1987.
- 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).
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