The Indian head coach picked Richards and the late Marshall as the finest he played against.

The Indian head coach picked Richards and the late Marshall as the finest he played against.

The Indian head coach picked Richards and the late Marshall as the finest he played against.

Mumbai: Indian heach coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday took a trip down the memory lane and made a nostalgic post in which he is seen photographed alongside West Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards and fast bowling icon Malcolm Marshall.

"Brothers in arms. The best I played against. Privilege and honour - with Malcolm Denzil Marshall and Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards," Shastri tweeted along with the two photographs.

Richards, who is touted to be one of the finest batsmen to have ever graced the sport, represented the West Indies in 121 Tests and 187 ODIs. He scored 8,540 runs in Test cricket including 24 centuries and 45 fifties under his belt. In ODIs, he scored 6,721 runs including 11 tons and 45 half centuries.

Marshall, on the other hand, played 81 Tests and 136 ODIs in which he scalped 376 and 157 wickets respectively. He passed away at the age of 41 with colon cancer in 1999.

Shastri, meanwhile, played 80 Tests and 151 ODIs for India in which he amassed 3,830 and 3,108 runs respectively besides picking up 151 and 129 wickets in each of the formats.

All sporting activities currently remain suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has so far claimed more than 2.3 lakh lives across the world.