A blast from cricketing history: Six times legends went berserk in ODIs in the 1980s

#4 Viv Richards – 149 (99 balls) – West Indies vs India (7th Dec 1983)

Sir Viv Richards

The original Master Blaster, the connoisseur of destruction, the alpha of cricket, this list would just not be valid without a Viv Richards entry in it. Fresh from the wounds of not being able to clinch a third straight World Cup, West Indies toured the winners, India, in December of 1983.

Revenge may not necessarily have been in mind, but the sheer audacity and derision with which Richards attacked the Indian bowling on that chilly day in Jamshedpur was magical. Striking 20 fours and 3 sixes during the innings, Richards led West Indies to a total of 333 in a mere 45 overs, which was more than enough to hand out a pasting to the Indian team.

An exhibition of power-hitting that subdued the Indians to good measure, as India eventually succumbed to a 5-0 loss in the ODI series.