Quotes About Cricket

Have a little protection if that helps your bowler - Brett Lee always wanted a cover and a midwicket because they helped him bowl his natural length and made him more effective as a result.

I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.

The best player I've played with would be Graeme Swann, just because he's proved that regular finger-spinners can take wickets in international cricket for England.

Any spinner can change the game. It's been proven in T20 cricket.

I played for England at cricket and football. Playing at Wembley in front of 60,000 people seemed better than playing at Cirencester in front of my family and friends.

It's hard not to enjoy yourself in Barbados and I was grateful for some time off and to chill with family and friends after such a busy period of cricket in 2020. There were some Covid restrictions, but there was a lot more freedom than we've had in the U.K.

You have to assume as a bowler that the batsman is going to hit every ball that he will face. That's where as a bowler you have to fancy your chances. If he is going to hit you, you can dismiss him. That is the confidence I give to my bowlers.

I would like to ask, Should not a player who has played 12 to 13 years for his country deserves a farewell match?

Twenty20 cricket is fantastic. I love it, especially how fast it is.

One-day cricket is a lot more draining because it's a lot faster. You don't get as much break. You are running a lot harder.

I never thought of breaking a record. The only ambition I had was to become the fastest century maker for India, which I did when I broke Azharuddin's record.

If the batsmen can give the bowlers a day and half of rest then that is going to work in the team's favour.

I love cricket. My all-time favourite is Sachin Tendulkar, without a shadow of a doubt.

Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.

Athletics is not like cricket; we feed on the competition and that makes us bring out the best in us.

Cricket is 90-95 per cent mental. To score runs, you've got to feel good about yourself.

When I took up cricket seriously, I wanted to play for India. When my dream was achieved, I thought what next? Then a fellow cricketer told me, 'Playing for India is easy; playing for 10-15 years is difficult.' Then I changed my dream to play 100 Test matches. I achieved that as well. Now there is nothing to achieve, so I am just enjoying things.

With training for T20, I try to clear the fence a lot.

There's so much in favor of batsmen these days. Fields are small, two new balls, powerplays, bats have got bigger than they used to be, the list can go on.

One-day cricket is about continuity, team ethic, understanding each other's role, where everybody fields and bats, when and at which end they want to bowl.

I think and visualise before I play where people are likely to bowl to me and where I am likely to score and try to picture fields that are set and play things over in my mind, where I am going to get runs and how they are looking to get me out.

Fifty overs is a long time. It's a good challenge, and you have enough time to show your skills.

Though I was born in a cricketing family and played Under 16 and Under 19 cricket for Delhi, my heart was always in cinema. Even while I was playing cricket, I was day dreaming about how it would be to stand on a film set saying lines.

Kohli is always fired up, very animated on the field and plays with passion.