Didn’t mind if I died while batting: Viv Richards on not using helmets
SYDNEY: West Indies batting great Viv Richards was famous for preferring not to use a helmet. Richards faced some of the most vicious fast bowlers in the history of the game at a time when restrictions on bouncers weren’t around and in a chat with former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, the 68-year-old said that he was comfortable with the risk that came with not wearing a helmet.
“The passion for the game I felt was such that I wouldn’t mind dying playing something that I love. If this is what I chose and I go down here, what better way is there to go,” said Richards on Watson’s podcast.
Richards also said that he felt inspired by athletes in other sports who put their lives on the line. “I have looked at other sportsmen and women who I have a lot of respect for doing it to an extreme level.
Source: The Times of India
