Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer on Thursday compared basketball legend Michael Jordan to West Indies great Vivian Richards and said that both have similar qualities.
Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer on Thursday compared basketball legend Michael Jordan to West Indies great Vivian Richards and said that both have similar qualities. Earlier this week, a documentary based on Michael Jordan was released on Netflix. Everyone has been applauding the journey of Jordan and the Chicago Bulls since the premiere of the documentary titled ‘The Last Dance’.
Jaffer tweeted, “People will always find Michael Jordan there when it comes to the best players. The self-confidence, dedication, determination and dominance in his game is evident. What an athlete, if I compare him to a cricketer.” If I work with him who has all the quality like him, then he will be Sir Vivian Richards.#TheLastDance”
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Jaffer admits that the qualities of Sir Vivian Richards meet with this great basketball player
Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer on Thursday compared basketball legend Michael Jordan to West Indies great Vivian Richards and said that both have similar qualities.
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Published on: May 21, 2020 21:31 IST
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Jaffer admits that the qualities of Sir Vivian Richards meet with this great basketball player
Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer on Thursday compared basketball legend Michael Jordan to West Indies great Vivian Richards and said that both have similar qualities. Earlier this week, a documentary based on Michael Jordan was released on Netflix. Everyone has been applauding the journey of Jordan and the Chicago Bulls since the premiere of the documentary titled ‘The Last Dance’.
Jaffer tweeted, “People will always find Michael Jordan there when it comes to the best players. The self-confidence, dedication, determination and dominance in his game is evident. What an athlete, if I compare him to a cricketer.” If I work with him who has all the quality like him, then he will be Sir Vivian Richards.#TheLastDance”
Jordan is counted among the greatest basketball players of all time. He is also credited with popularizing the NBA around the world. Jordan has won 6 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards and three All-Star Game MVP awards.
On the other hand, 68-year-old Vivian Richards is considered one of the best players in cricket. He was an important part of the invincible West Indies team during the 1980s. Richards has 8,540 runs in his name in 121 Test matches. At the same time, he scored 6,721 runs in the ODI format at an impressive average of 47.
Vivian Richards held the record for the fastest Test century in Tests for a long time. Richards scored a century in just 56 balls in a Test match against England in the year 1986. This record of fastest Test century remained in the name of Richards for the next 30 years.
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This record of Richards was finally broken in the year 2016 by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum. Brendon McCullum made this record by scoring a century in 54 balls against Australia in Christchurch Test. Viv Richards also holds the record for winning 7 Man of the Series awards in ODIs.
Not only this, Vivian Richards also holds the record for scoring more than 1000 runs on international tour. Richards did this feat during the 1976 tour of England. He scored 216 runs in ODIs and 829 runs in the four-Test series.
