MICHAEL HOLDING ON VIV...
“Viv is the best batsman I have seen against anything and everything,” said Holding in the podcast discussion with Stuart Broad and Shaun Pollock for Sky Sports.
Explaining the reasons behind the choice, Holding said, Richards, who never wore a helmet even while facing up to the fastest and meanest fast bowlers of his generation, never looked intimidated.
“He never looked intimidated. Richard Hadlee in New Zealand, Dennis Lillee in Australia, Abdul Qadir in Pakistan, Bishan Bedi in India. Ian Botham in England. He got runs against anybody and everybody,” said Holding.....
Some would argue that Richards was perhaps lucky to never run into the West Indies fast bowlers, who were the dominant attack of that era but Holding had an answer for that too.
“He destroyed a lot of bowlers in the Caribbean. He didn’t have to play against four West Indies bowlers at once but he played against us [domestically] and he got runs against each team,” said Holding.
“Viv is the best batsman I have seen against anything and everything,” said Holding in the podcast discussion with Stuart Broad and Shaun Pollock for Sky Sports.
Explaining the reasons behind the choice, Holding said, Richards, who never wore a helmet even while facing up to the fastest and meanest fast bowlers of his generation, never looked intimidated.
“He never looked intimidated. Richard Hadlee in New Zealand, Dennis Lillee in Australia, Abdul Qadir in Pakistan, Bishan Bedi in India. Ian Botham in England. He got runs against anybody and everybody,” said Holding.....
Some would argue that Richards was perhaps lucky to never run into the West Indies fast bowlers, who were the dominant attack of that era but Holding had an answer for that too.
“He destroyed a lot of bowlers in the Caribbean. He didn’t have to play against four West Indies bowlers at once but he played against us [domestically] and he got runs against each team,” said Holding.