Quotes About Cricket

My parents split up when I was 16, and, while Mum came to a few Tests, Dad didn't make many. So I was glad he was at Lord's.

My primary job is to score runs and make KKR win, and that's what I am trying to do. Rest, I don't think too much. That's how I have always played my game.

I played cricket at primary school but hardly at all at high school. I was more of a footballer.

I don't think cricket is a game that people who have never played or been involved in understand the excitement. It's a game that is full of excitement, because cricket lovers follow the game and understand the basic principles and rules. They become connoisseurs of the game.

For Pakistan to do well in the ODIs, that's my first priority.

As far as I am concerned, my priority is to perform well and win matches for India.

I want to thank all my team-mates as well as the opponents in red ball cricket. It has been a privilege to play with and against them.

It's a privilege to be on the same field as guys like Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad when they catch fire like they can do. Two of the best there has ever been.

It's a privilege and an honour to be a part of the Indian team setup.

From making my international debut as a 16-year-old to now 37, it has been a good 21 years of my prime life spent not at home but at the ground - different countries, hotels, grounds, coaches, travel etc. It's been a very privileged journey.

Mahi bhai is one the best and greatest players India has produced.

Look at Virat Kohli, he is such a fantastic role model. India is a fortunate country. Every generation produces players who all of us cherish.

When I grew up, my father used to say that cricket is not a profession, cricket cannot bring you food. But I think he lived to see the day when I was actually paid.

The IPL is a different ball game. Going there and playing in England against England is a different thing.

Ball-tampering has happened before. Bowlers and fielders have found different ways to get the ball roughened up on one side.

Those first few overs are obviously the most difficult time because you don't know what the ball is going to do in the air and off the seam.

I have never played a Test match at the Eden... It's such a big shame and disappointment.

If I wasn't doing this, I'd be working in a chippy. Cricket can change your life. It can teach you a lot about discipline and life in general.

My brother, Ajay, who plays lower-division games, and I discuss cricket often.

I have always said the most difficult batsman to bowl against is the man who is in form. You may have seen the best batsmen get out early when they are not in form, but an in-form batsman is difficult to dismiss.

How can you disrespect the West Indies when we were so dominant in world cricket for so long? We have to face it ourselves because our own board don't defend us.

I just think it's great in cricket to come into a team environment. It's the first time I've ever experienced it.

England have good fast bowlers who can exploit their home conditions.

It's a different kind of feeling which can not be expressed while playing for home team and I hope that I would be doing well in the IPL.