Sir vivian richards autobiography

Walking out to bat,Viv Richards had a characteristic swagger.He was among the most destructive batsmen cricket in cricket history.No less a bowler than Imran Khan acknowledged that Richards could butcher bowlers.

He was nicknamed Smokin' Joe for his resemblance to heavyweight champion,Joe Frazier.He came from the Caribbean island of Antigua.When he was 17,he was actually banned from cricket in the West Indies for two years after an incident in an inter island match.
Luckily for cricket fans,he staged a comeback.

The West Indies dominated world cricket from the mid 1970s through the mid 1990s.
While the West Indian battery of fearsome fast bowlers terrorized the opposition's batsmen,Richards did the same to opposing bowlers.

Highly unorthodox as a batsman,he relied on a quick eye and sharp reflexes to destroy bowlers.His batting style was not to be found in any coaching manual.The other outstanding West Indian batsmen of that era,including Gordon Greenidge, were totally overshadowed by him.

He also captained the West Indies for a good long while,during their decade and a half of domination of international cricket.

He always made it a point never to use a protective helmet.It was as if he was daring the oppositi

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