It was a surreal feeling meeting Sir Viv Richards, in full Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, when he was in Guwahati as a brand ambassador for the American University of Antigua College of Medicine, a part of the Manipal Group. In spite of his legendary status, his serene and self contained personality had a huge positive impact for those around him. We were completely taken in awestruck by his charisma and elegance. A glimpse into the life of this extraordinarily brilliant personality begins with mentioning how distinguished he was as one of the most destructive batsman of his era. His batting style exuded power and domination as he would effortlessly banish fastest of bowlers to all parts of the ground. Fearless with an imperious presence he was often regarded as the most exciting batsmen that ever played the game. He drew huge cheers from the crowd as expectations always filled the…
