Viv Richards

Viv Richards was born on March 7, 1952 in Antigua And Barbuda. One of the greatest cricket batsmen of all time, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches, with averages some years in the 90s. He became the first player to score 1,000 ODI runs and take 50 ODI wickets, once scoring a century and taking five wickets in the same match.
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🎂 Viv Richards - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Viv Richards is 72 years, 7 months and 26 days old. Viv Richards will celebrate 73rd birthday on a Friday 7th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Viv Richards upcoming birthday.

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Popular As Viv Richards
Occupation Cricket Player
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born March 7, 1952 (Antigua And Barbuda)
Birthday March 7
Town/City Antigua And Barbuda
Nationality Antigua And Barbuda

🌙 Zodiac

Viv Richards’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Viv Richards was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

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About

One of the greatest cricket batsmen of all time, he scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches, with averages some years in the 90s. He became the first player to score 1,000 ODI runs and take 50 ODI wickets, once scoring a century and taking five wickets in the same match.

Before Fame

He led his West Indies team to the first Cricket World Cup final.

Trivia

He was known for completely dominating opposing bowlers with "swagger." He had a stadium named after him in North Sound, Antigua.

Family Life

He married Miriam Richards, and he has three children. His son Mali also played first-class cricket.

Associated With

He and Sachin Tendulkar are arguably the two greatest cricket batsmen in the history of the sport.

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