Top 10 cricketers and their famous statues

7. Vivian Richards

Vivian Richards used to be the one of most dangerous batters during the 1970s and 1980s. In the West Indies team’s second title victory in 1979, Richards played an instrumental role with his bat. He notched up 217 runs with a century in four matches and ended up as the second-leading run-getter in the competition.

The dashing Caribbean player retired from international cricket after appearing against England in August 1991 at the Oval. In his glorious career for the West Indies, he scored more than 15000 runs in 308 international matches. Riding on his heroics, the Windies team won a lot of matches.

Acknowledging his efforts, Richards’ statue was erected at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda. During the unveiling ceremony of the statue, many renowned personalities including former Windies cricketers registered their presence.