Viv Richards' blistering 60 runs off 40 balls in the 3rd final of B & H World Series Cup 1988 - 89

India's first ever Pink Ball Test ( Nov 22 ) coincides with the debut of Viv Richards, 45 years ago, in India !

Sharing a video of the man's masterly batting from my collection...This one's available on Youtube, nothing novel about it. The batting quality & the strokes on display, however, are actually once in a lifetime ! I will never hesitate to share again & again :-)

Though WI definitely got lucky with a reduced target of 108 runs from 18 overs after the 2nd rain break, the way the champion bat goes about decimating & demoralising the Aus attack is to be seen to believed. Watch from the 03:25 mark !!!

This quality of batting in a 3rd do-or-die ODI Finals match on Australian soil ( SCG ) with the crowd rooting for the home team, has possibly never happened before or after !!!

Just for the record, Viv averaged 56 in 40 ODI matches played on Australian soil, with a total of 1905 runs :-)

Thankful to all mercies for Nov, 22 1974.

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