10 Hilarious Instances of Banter in Sports

#2 You Don’t Mess With Sir Viv

Sir Viv Richards is known for his

abillity

to punish bowling attacks

Rich as cricket’s history is in terms of entertaining banter, there were few who dared to sledge Sir Viv Richards.

He was known to severely punish any bowler who’d mouth off at him. So much so, that opposing captains would often forbid their players from any verbal shenanigans when Richards was at the crease.

Apparently, nobody told that to Glamorgan bowler Greg Thomas, who managed to make Richards swing and miss, and then taunted him, “It’s red, round and weighs about five and a half ounce. Try hitting it next time.”

Richards slammed the next delivery out of the ground and into the river Taff. He told Thomas, “Greg, you know what it looks like, now go and find it.”