Wisden Trophy To Be Renamed As Richards-Botham Trophy

The Wisden trophy will renamed after greats Sir Viv Richards and Ian Botham as Richards-Botham trophy from the next tour. The final Test in the ongoing series will be last match played between England and the West Indies as the Wisden Trophy. The decision was taken to pay tribute to two of their greatest players whose rivalry and friendship embodies the close relationship and mutual respect between the two sides.

The title honours Sir Vivian Richards, one of cricket’s greatest batsmen who scored more than 8,500 runs in a 121-Test career, and Sir Ian Botham, the legendary all-rounder who scored more than 5,000 runs and took 383 wickets in 102 Tests, an official media release from the Cricket West Indies said.

“This is a huge honour for my good friend Ian and myself. I am delighted to know that the game that I have shown my love for since a little boy is naming such a prestigious award in my recognition of what I managed to achieve as a cricketer. When I had the opportunity to go to England and represent Somerset, one of the first persons I met was Ian Botham, who would later become of one my best friends. We are friends for life,” Sir Viv Richards said.

“Viv was the finest batsman I ever played against. He’s a great friend but we’ve always been competitive, not least when we were on the cricket field, and there was no one else’s wicket I would treasure more,” Sir Ian Botham said.