7.6K views · 247 reactions | Wasim Akram of Pakistan hits Viv Richards of West Indies for a 6 during the final of the Nehru Cup 1989 at Kolkata. | Fenomeno | Facebook

441K views · 6K reactions | Viv Richards of West Indies is bowled by Wasim Akram of Pakistan during the #CWC 1987 group match at Karachi. | Fenomeno | Facebook

3M views · 10K reactions | "Last over of the day, I realised as a bowler, OK, I have some pace..." Viv Richards appeared at the dressing room door after a match. You could say it was a moment Wasim's life flashed before his eyes  | The Front Bar | Facebook

On this day in 1984, nearly 50,000 people packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground, not knowing they were about to witness one of the most commanding innings the game has ever seen. It was the fourth Test between Australia and West Indies, and the visitors were on 3 for 153 when Viv Richards strode out to the middle. What followed was chaos — and then brilliance. Almost instantly, the scoreboard lurched to 5 for 154. The pressure was real, the moment heavy. But Richards didn’t blink. From that p