King Viv Richards of West Indies taking Aussie bowlers to the cleaners at Perth in 1988/89

In my avid cricket fan days, mainly from around mid-70s to end 80s, there was one guy who walked, rather swaggered, like a king, and batted like a king (and chewed gum like a person showing to all on the cricket field who is the BOSS). That was King Vivian Richards of the West Indies. Here is one of his centuries, this one in 1988/89 at Perth, WACA, the pace and bounce wicket famed all over the cricket world. He takes the Aussie bowlers to the cleaners in true King Viv style. Note that sometimes you can see the non-striker partner of Viv Richards with a helmet. But helmets were not needed for the King even at one of the fastest and bounciest pitches in the world, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjsoRQnSb-E, around 5 mins.

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