New Delhi: Legendary batter Vivian Richards wants India to win the T20 World Cup should West Indies fail to do so. He said it while visiting the Indian team’s dressing room after their win over Bangladesh in a Super Eights match.
“if the Men in Maroon falter, I’m backing you,” he said, also presenting the best fielder medal to Suryakumar Yadav for his superb outfield catch at square leg to remove opener Litton Das.
The batting great watched the action at the stadium named after him in Antigua as India posted 196/5 and then restricted Bangladesh to 146/8.
“Well done today, going all the way?,” Richards said in a video posted by the BCCI on its social media platforms.
“What can I say to a team that is already so powerful? You have a good thing going here and I can only say that if the guys in maroon don’t get it done, I will be backing you. Is that reasonable enough?
“As a Caribbean person, really good to see what you have here.”
📽️ 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗧𝗦 | 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘃𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵
At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, it is the legend himself who presented the fielder of the match medal! 🏅
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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2024
The 72-year-old also expressed his delighted to see keeper-batter Rishabh Pant back in action after a long lay off due to a car accident, dubbing him “pocket rocket”.
“Pant it’s great to see you back here after what you have been through. We would have missed the great talent and what you have to offer in the future.”
“Just great to see you, and the way you are playing your cricket, love it enjoy it. Well done,” he said.
With the win, India are on top of their Super Eights group with four points from two games and have a net run rate of +2.425. They face Australia in their final Super Eights clash.
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