viv be careful, bcoz u might forget ur skills trying to teach these spoilt kids.
jokes apart, it is hard to believe that we dont have 1 batsman who could stand up to short-balls among such a huge nation like ours. To put it correctly, our batsman dont need no viv to teach them how to handle shortpitched deliveries. All that needs to be done is to make payment of match-fee performance based and we will find that all the 11-players in the indian team are match winners even on the greenest of pitches. so no-wonder they do perform in IPL and struggle when they play for their nation.
Sir you were a great player but i think you will spoil your life coaching craps like M.Vijay who thinks bowlers will always bowl length balls to him with no deviation of seam and at pace of Balaji.Guy doesnot no to play fast bowling at all.only plays spin and military medium bowling.Footwork against quicks is Laughable to say the least.BCCI please keep him of International matches.Is really an embracement to our batsmen.Invest in any other batsman say like Manish Pandey,Ambatti Raydu
There is this story written by some former Aussie player, which I read from a link at cricinfo.
WI were playing the Aussies in a test match at AUstralia. There was a new fast bowler who bowled one short which hit Richards on the head (no helmet). He didnt even rub his head. The fast bowler had some choice words for Richards.
The next 4 overs of that fast bowler went for 60 runs, in a test match, and that too in those days. The guy was dropped in the next test, and never played for Australia again.
Since this was a link from cricinfo, this must be a true story. There were many such stories given about Richards when ICC was honouring him for something.
Re: Richards was the most fearless
by KK on May 16, 2010 09:36 PM
Yeah, very true. Once he was knocked off on his head by a quick bouncer from fast bowler Rod Hogg who was very quick on a fasy pitch. King Viv was shaken for a second but refused medical attention. Next ball came another quick bouncer, Viv hooked it with contempt high past the stands into a car park. This was at i think in Melbourne. Know that they have huge grounds with noisy crowds.
Re: Richards was the most fearless
by Rakesh Sood on May 17, 2010 09:37 AM
Absolutely, Sir Viv was the best of them all. Statistically he may be not, but in real sense of domination and destruction, he was simply the best. No one mauled the fast bowlers as he did and did so in absolute disdain. He was the monarch when he was on the field. He had pride, self belief and super confidence which made him a fearsome proposition on the field.
Even if the board agrees, the spoilt cricketers like Yuvraj and others might refuse.They might fear that Viv Richards might make them practise facing fast bowlers without helmets..lol.Our spoilt players shiver even when they have helmets on, forget about playing without protection.
Re: Viv Richards
by Me on May 16, 2010 09:24 PM
He would wonder why India players jump around at bouncers bowled at 135 km/h, while wearing the arm guard, chest guard, and a helmet with face protection.
He used to hook bowls from front of his eyes over the midwicket boundary, bowled by the likes of Lillee and Thomson. He had no arm guard, no chest guard and no helmet.
Re: India missed Sehwag at the top.
by shi vak on May 16, 2010 09:32 PM
Ha ha... Good joke! Have you seen him pull? There was no width offered during those matches. This fella will try to cut a ball which is at his ribs and get back to the pavilion.
I guess, Richards is the right option to instill some guts and "real" aggression so that the bewildered batting line up can stand up!
Re: Re: India missed Sehwag at the top.
by Manjesh on May 17, 2010 02:17 PM
Sehwag often creates his own width by backing away and plays some unorthodox shots.He would have made some impact for sure.
