Brendon McCullum: Viv Richards is my favourite West Indies cricketer

Quote:“My favourite West Indies player of all time has to be Sir Viv Richards. He was the leader of cricket right around the world throughout his time; his charisma, the way he carried himself, the way he led his team and obviously the way that he played as well,” said McCullum here on Tuesday.

“He wasn’t just one of my favourite West Indies players; he was one of my favourite players of all time as well. I had the opportunity to meet him not long ago. Sometimes it’s dangerous to meet your heroes, but not on this occasion. It was a really cool moment, and what a guy he is as well.”

http://www.abplive.in/sports/vivian-rich...lum-292096

In all honesty, I posted this article in part so I could share this magnificent photo of a young McCullum sporting dreadlocks.

Another childhood hero is going to retire after the 2nd Test match. Really enjoyed all his innings, especially the triple century against India. He has rejuvenated the New Zealand side by making some really bold decisions.  But looks like he wasn't making great hairstyle decisions back then.

McCullum's hair still pales in comparison to that of former teammate Hamish Marshall:



Glorious.

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McCullum's hair still pales in comparison to that of former teammate Hamish Marshall:



Glorious.
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Dear God above! I'd forgotten about Hamish Marshall and his, erm...can it even be called a style?

I know that I've got a few photographs from years gone by I don't want seeing the light of day, but compared to Marshall I look like a young Brad Pitt!

Looks like Afro influence the Kiwis

with their Hair Dos..........

pwarbi , its called an "Afro" as in Angela Davis , Jimi Hendrix back in the day !

                                   

                                       

Quote:Sometimes it’s dangerous to meet your heroes

esp if you are a journalist! 

The above photo of Hamish Marshall was taken during the inaugural T20 match at Eden Park in 2005. I am not sure which is more glorious, Marshall's afro, Stephen Fleming's mustache or Daniel Vettori's goatee and side burns. In fact, checkout the entire New Zealand team and their choice of facial hair and mutton chops in that match. Just magnificent.

LoL ...this is great stuff !

Pity Andrew Symonds  HAIR was not as apparent 

"[Viv Richards] was my idol growing up.

It's nice to be able to go past him but jeez, he was a cracking player, an incredible cricketer.

I'm almost a bit embarrassed to go past him, to be honest.

Hopefully he enjoyed a bit of the 'stroke-making', we'll call it."

memo to Baz : Sarwan was NOT embarrassed when he TIE Viv : High Score  !

quite the opposite for the Pan African