Complex sentence: Quiet and self-contained away from the pitch, Richards was a very powerful right-handed batsman with an extremely attacking style, besides being an excellent fielder and a more than competent off-spin bowler.
Split into simpler sentences: Quiet and self-contained away from the pitch, Richards was a very powerful right-handed batsman with an extremely attacking style. He was also an excellent fielder and a more than competent off-spin bowler.