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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u200bKnown for his&nbsp;fearless and aggressive style of play,&nbsp;Vivian Richards was undoubtedly \u200bone of the most feared and productive batsmen of all tim\u200be\u200b. Check out some interesting facts about the legendary West Indian Cricketer:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Interesting Facts about Sir Vivian Richards<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># He was born on&nbsp;7 March 1952&nbsp;(age&nbsp;63) in&nbsp;St. John&#39;s,&nbsp;Antigua and Barbuda<br \/>\r\n\u200b<br \/>\r\n# Sir Viv Richards, is the only player to play in the football and cricket World Cups. The West Indian crickter represented Antigua in the qualifying rounds of the 1974 football World Cup.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># \u200bIn 2000, he&nbsp;was voted one of the five&nbsp;c\u200bricketers of the&nbsp;\u200bc\u200bentury by a 100-member panel of experts along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># In December 2002, he was chosen by&nbsp;Wisden&nbsp;as the greatest One Day International (ODI) batsman of all time<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># As a captain, he never lost any test series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># Richards joined the&nbsp;Delhi Daredevils&nbsp;as their Mentor in The&nbsp;Indian Premier League&nbsp;in 2013.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># He was chosen as a&nbsp;Wisden Cricketer of the Year&nbsp;for 1977.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># In 1994, Richards was appointed an&nbsp;Officer of the Order of the British Empire&nbsp;(OBE) for services to cricket<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># The&nbsp;Sir Vivian Richards Stadium&nbsp;in&nbsp;North Sound,&nbsp;Antigua, is named in his honour.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># Richards had a brief relationship with Indian actress&nbsp;Neena Gupta,&nbsp;with whom he has a daughter, fashion designer&nbsp;Masaba Gupta\u200b<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># He never used helmet in his 17 years international career.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># In test cricket, he scored 8,540 runs&nbsp;at an&nbsp;average\u200b of\u200b&nbsp;more than 50 runs per innings.&nbsp;He also hit&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n24 centuries&nbsp;and 45 half centuries along with&nbsp;32 wickets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"># In ODI cricket, he scored 6721&nbsp;runs&nbsp;at an&nbsp;averag\u200be of 47.&nbsp;He also hit 11&nbsp;centuries&nbsp;and 45 half centuries along with 118 wickets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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