10 cricketers who make good biopic materials

#5 Vivian Richards (West Indies)

Richards was the most destructive batsman of his generation

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.