Destructive but also simply very good batsmen. Highlight reel doesn’t show the periods of graft as they adjusted to new bowlers. Greenidge was considered the most influential in terms of removing the ‘calypso cricketer’ slur that was often directed to Windies throughout its history to the time of his debut in the ‘70s. He largely introduced inning construction, footwork, and other textbook advisories. A true great.

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Is there any footage of that

@@TheLuvrat Unlikely; I saw it live thats most brtual batting ever by a opener and no.3 batsman though... Really hate that Viv moved down from no.3 1984 onwards...He was best at 3...Gordon and Viv was awesome pair as well best opener and no.3 ever.

@@kunalsingh3121 They actually didn’t score that many runs together as you would think, Viv Richards batted well with Desmond Haynes as Haynes would play the anchor role to the aggressive Richards. Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards we’re both very similar two dominating batsmen, sometimes the ying and yang works better. They started their international careers together in India 1974 and ended their international careers together in England 1991, and in that 17 yrs there was no better pair of entertaining batsmen to watch batting together. I used wish everytime West Indies batted that I would get to see Greenidge and Richards both score a hundred together. Ironically the very first cricket match my father took me to see live was at Lords 1983 West Indies v Australia World Cup match Gordon Greenidge made (90) and Viv Richards (95).

@@TheLuvrat You are right statically Desmond & Viv were super !! They avg 57 between them in ODI's and 50+ in tests too...Viv was even better innings builder then anyone at the time thats why I rate him greatest...Desmond was conservative while Gordon was outrightly destructive with Viv at 3...I remember Greg Chappell says when Viv was slotted down from no.3 after 1984 '''Clive, Why didnt you do this blunder when We were playing..Lol...Viv is best no.3 ever and was brilliant in top 3...,,,Half of runs were at 3, 15 of his tons were at 1, 2, 3..His 1000 runs in Packer @64 were at 3 before their follishly slotted him down in Supertests in West Indies in 1979 & escaped a series defeat against Aussies..Cotted on it Viv again move to 3 and continue to do it for another 5 years.. That knock against Aussie was brutual wasnt it ? 1983 WC they had Lillee and Thomson along with Road Hogg although in twilight but still decent they had 280+ to hunt down that was great score back in days especially with red ball on tricky pitch.. Viv & Gordon smoked them too all part Gordon got a 90 and Viv 95 not out...They chased 280 like walk in park.. If you saw names of Greenidge, DL Haynes and IVA Richards in top 3 that itself looks terrifying.. If Saffers werent banned in 1970s. This top 3 of Gordon, Desmond and Viv taking on Proctor, Vincent Van der bijil, Garth Le roux, Rice and leggie Hobbson on a fiery Durban pitch..Just imagine I think that Saffers team would have been throne in Clive's throat...

@@kunalsingh3121 when I personally met Sir Viv Richards. I asked him , who did he enjoy batting with the most and he said Desmond Haynes immediately. In terms of him batting at No. 3 and then moving to No. 4 That seemed to be for two reasons. Richie Richardson who got into the squad in late 1983 on this same tour v India was the opener for Antigua and was the reserve opener for the West Indies, but Greenidge and Haynes has cemented that position so Richards dropped one down to No. 4 to make room for Richie Richardson to come in just behind the opening spot. He also knew by 1984 that Clive Lloyd career was coming to an end and he was going to be next in line for Captaincy. Although still winning because of the magnificent set of fast bowlers their batting had slightly weakened in the middle order from when Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharrsn left the team in the early 80s and when Clive Lloyd finally retired 1985. Now left with a talented but young inexperienced ( with exception of Larry Gomes, who had been in the squad since 2976 so was nearing the end of his career by the time Viv Richards became Captain) middle order of Richie Richardson , Gus Logic, and soon to come Carl Hooper . And Viv Richards drop down the order to play the Captains role and give real strength to that middle order behind that brilliant opening partnership of Greenidge and Haynes. But truth when think of Viv Richards in his prime ,it is always him coming out to bat at No.3 with that SS JUMBO.