Quotes About Cricket

I am a great admirer of Yuvraj and Kaif. They have generally been able to pick up the scoring when they come to bat at numbers six and seven. They also are livewires in the field.

I love to watch Rohit Sharma bat.

I always tell myself to bat the full day, and if there is a ball to be hit, just hit it.

When I look at someone like Andrew Symonds, I see a player who has done phenomenally well with the bat, as his record shows. He certainly has the ability to be a very good all-rounder, but I think to be a great one, you need to be able to turn a game with the bat or the ball.

That's where I would love to bat, and I have always batted at the top of the order. Numbers one and two are what I am most comfortable in.

I always look to perform with the bat and the ball and do good for my team.

After getting dropped from the Australian team, for me it was always just about being the team, it doesn't matter where I bat.

I am not aware of any player in the Indian team changing the size of the bat.

There's a difference between batting at number four position and batting in the lower order.

I have natural talent when it comes to batting.

Batting with Dhoni is always a dream for me.

Yes, outside India, my batting performances have been highlighted more.

I have to be prepared always and be at my best. I looked to bat 50 overs and score as many possible. It may not happen all the time, but whenever I see the opportunity, I try to make the most of it.

I don't believe any team to be strong in T20 matches.

Hublot has always been happy to be different, unique and they want to be the first to do things - and they certainly have done that when it comes to cricket.

I've just aimed to go out with a clear mind; to try not to premeditate my shots and if I'm going to play a few big shots I try to have a few deliveries under my belt first; have my eye in a bit better.

The problem is there's still a big kid inside me who likes to have fun. I am passionate about my cricket and I love my family, but I'm also a kid and maybe I need to grow up... And maybe I don't.

It is imperative that Afghanistan cricket does well. You cannot imagine how passionate Afghanistan's fans are and how they live and die by every result.

The only two times we have peaked above world average is when we got to No. 1 in the world in 2011 and when we got to No. 2 in the world in 2004 under Michael Vaughan.

I am like the huge percentage of Indians who follow majorly cricket when it comes to sports.

I'm going to give international cricket one more crack. The Pakistan job seems like a perfect fit.

Kohli scores so freely. He's like Joe Root in that before you know it, he's on 30 off 20 balls. He is also the master of the chase - he calculates so the risks so perfectly.

You don't become the leading spinner of the team by just talking. You have to perform well consistently over a long period of time. I have bowled well and won games for India. That is why I am the No. 1 spinner. Every time I have taken the field, I have given my 100%.

I am capable of batting at No. 4, from where I can build an innings. I have performed the role in the past. I have also been coming later down the order and donned the role of a finisher.