5 Former cricketers who would have been excellent IPL Stars

#2 Sir Vivian Richards

Sir Vivian Richards was way ahead of his time

Someone who was way ahead of his time, Sir Vivian Richards introduced an attacking brand of gameplay which was otherwise unknown to the layman.

Richards was an aggressive stroke player, whose intent was always to put the bowler on the backfoot. He tended to dominate his adversaries with extreme ease, as Richards had the ability to change the course of the game and disrupt the momentum of the bowler within minutes of arriving on the crease.

Even against the spinners, he had the ability to absolutely cream the deliveries and muscle it over the ropes.

He was one of the finest timers of the ball, as Richards’ gameplay was an amalgamation of sweet timing and absolute brute force at occasions.

He had an average of 47.0 and struck runs at a rate of 90.2 in ODIs. His strike rate was absolutely insane and unheard of at that period of time, and the bowlers naturally found it very difficult to bowl to him.

In T20s, Richards would have been an ideal opener to have. He would notch runs at an excellent scoring rate during the field restrictions and then would clear the ropes with ease in the middle overs.

Also, he would have liked the ball to come to his bat at a decent pace and that is more possible whilst playing in the first six overs. Either way, he definitely would have been a legend of the T20 game.

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