The shorter formats of the game of cricket require a lot of strength to put deliveries over the boundary that too at regular intervals.

With cricketers working hard on their fitness, even more, hitting the ball hard has become easier now. Here are 7 of the hardest hitters of the cricket ball the world has ever seen:

1. Sir Viv Richards

In a time when bowlers dominated in world cricket, Sir Viv Richards never gave the reaction that he was ever flustered. Walking onto the pitch in a cap and chewing gum, the powerful batsman from the Carribean islands would give the impression that his calm behavior would show in his batting.

However, it was anything but and Sir Richards has demolished opposition bowling, no matter what their statuses were. He is still spoken about as one of the hardest hitters ever and Sri Viv in his prime playing today would rule.