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Richards was the most destructive batsman of his generation
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Sir Issac Vivian Alexander Richards was the most destructive batsman of his generation and was a nightmare to bowlers all around the world. He was a naturally gifted stroke-maker and started dominating the bowlers from the beginning of his innings. At an age when his peers struggled to score at a strike rate of 60, the man from Antigua demolished serious bowling attacks and scored at a strike rate of over 90 in ODIs.
Richards made his Test debut against India in 1974 and there was no looking back from then. He scored a breathtaking 192 in his 2nd Test at New Delhi as West Indies saw him as a potential opener in the initial stages of his international career. He was also instrumental in West Indies winning the inaugural World Cup in 1975 and regarded the feat as his most memorable moment in his career.
In the following years, he continued to dominate the bowlers and also held the record for the highest individual ODI score with 189 against England in 1984 which was later broken by Saeed Anwar in 1997.
Richards had a love affair with Indian actress Neena Gupta in the 1980s with whom he has a daughter named Masaba Gupta who is a renowned fashion designer.
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Arya Sekhar Chakraborty
Arya is a cricket journalist with around 8 years of experience who writes informative listicles and is in charge of text commentary at Sportskeeda. He is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology, and English, and has previously worked for websites such as CricTracker, SportzWiki, Cricket Addictor, Cricfit, OneCricket, and Cricket Exchange. His vast experience has led him to know the pulse of his readers and he cross-checks information from a number of credible sources before writing a single word for their sake.
A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.
Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.
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