5 best number three batsmen of all time

#4 Sir Vivian Richards

Vivian Richards was a player well ahead of his times and someone who instilled fear into the opposition

Sir Vivian Richards played in a West Indies side that dominated the sport during his era but this beast of a batsman stood apart from the rest as he was someone way ahead of his times in the manner in which he approached the game.

At a time when players used to patiently wait for the right opportunity, Richards used to take the attack to the opposition - be it Test cricket or ODI cricket - and he did so with much success.

Batting at the No 3 spot, Richards scored 3508 runs from just 59 innings at a stunning average of 61.54 while his ODI numbers are equally impressive with 2418 runs from 51 innings at an average of 57.57 when coming into bat one-down.

In a team of champions, Richards was the one which everyone feared the most and the one upcoming cricketers look up with admiration when they talk of olden day cricket greats.

Richards would have been a treat to watch in T20 cricket no doubt and one can only speculate how many runs he would have ended up with considering the number of matches being played in the modern era.