Richards was born to Malcolm and Gretel Richards in St. John's, Antigua, then part of the British Leeward Islands. He attended St. John's Boys Primary School and then … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Richards is a commentator on BBC's Test Match Special (TMS). He participated in Prince Edward of the United Kingdom's 1987 charity television special The Grand Knockout Tournament ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Richards, with David Foot, wrote an autobiography titled Viv Richards, in 1979.
In 1991, Richards published a second autobiography … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

In 2000, Richards was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, coming fifth behind Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Richards made his first-class debut in January 1972 when he was 19. He took part in a non-competition match, representing the Leeward Islands against the Windwards: Richards made 20 and 26. His competitive debut followed a few days later. … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Quiet and self-contained away from the pitch, Richards was a very powerful right-handed batsman with an extremely attacking … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

Statistical summary
In his Test career, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches at an average of 50.23 (including 24 … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ