© dnaindia.comT20 teams would have paid more than Pat Cummins, Ben Stokes combined to get Vivian Richards, says Ian Smith
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New Delhi: Former New Zealand player Ian Smith reckons batting legend Vivian Richards would have been an absolute crowd pleaser in T20 cricket with franchises willing to pay more money than all the current stars like Pat Cummins and Ben Stokes put together.
The West Indian, who won the 1975 and 1979 World Cup, is regarded as the most destructive batsman of his era scoring 8540 runs in 121 Tests and 6721 in 187 ODIs before retiring in 1991.
"I believe Viv Richards would have made a go at cricket in any format in any decade. That's why, I mean you look at his strike rate which was superior to anyone else's at that time that is a T20 strike rate without even having that game in his mind," Smith said on ICC's video series 'Inside Out'.