Quotes About Cricket

I made tons of runs and got an opportunity to play for Mumbai. Suddenly, people knew who I was, and the cameras were on me. Getting the recognition matters when you are playing school cricket.

I have got height so I am little bit too tall for 'keeping.

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.

I didn't have a good time with Lancashire in 2000. Probably I'd played too much cricket and should have taken a rest, but I went there when the offer came because I had always had an ambition to play the county game in England. And I was a bit jaded. And I didn't do myself justice. I want to put that right before I finish my career.

When Mahela Jayawardene was with us before the Test series against Pakistan he said it should all be about enjoying your talent and skill. He took his bat out there to score runs and enjoy playing the game.

It pumps me up - the whole idea of the bowler marking his run-up, popping at the crease, the crowd chanting, nerves building up. It's a very good feeling. Right from the first ball, I know I have to be at the top of my game.

I just try and earn my right to get on top of the bowlers, and that is how I play every game.

Just to go out there and do well. Get as many runs as possible at the top of the order and get the team off to a good start.

When you win the toss and bowl, the result always dictates whether you'll be criticised or applauded.

The truth is there's not enough miracles to go around, kid. And there's too many people petitioning God for the winning lotto ticket. And for every answered prayer, there's a cricket with arthritis. And the only reason we can't find answers is because the search party didn't invite us.

We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.

With just about every player in Australia, his whole goal and ambition is to play for Australia. That's why they're playing first class cricket. It's just a different attitude.

Don't change the channel when Rohit Sharma walks out to bat, because by the time you change it back, he'd be long gone!!

I would love to play cricket today, with all - I am not just talking of money - the opportunity you get, the practice facilities, the amount of time you are able to put into preparation.

My son has taken liking for sports and is most of the time playing cricket and football. It is so much fun being with them, as I'm enjoying every phase of motherhood.

Indians are great lovers of cricket, they have always been that as far as I can remember - great followers of the game and have knowledge about the game.

The laws of cricket tell of the English love of compromise between a particular freedom and a general orderliness, or legality.

I love watching Virat Kohli bat. I love his aggression and serious passion that I used to have. He reminds me of myself.

I would love to have MS Dhoni in KKR.

It was a relief to get dropped which is sad in a way because you never want to miss a game. But I was not performing and mentally I got to a stage where I was not concentrating and did not want to be there. I was not enjoying walking out there and feeling like I didn't know where the next run was coming from.

I am fully aware that cricket is like a second religion in Pakistan.

Having two bowlers who can exceed 90 mph is a mouth-watering prospect - and something batsmen will not relish one bit.

I've always enjoyed playing the shortest form of the game and I relish the opportunity to develop my leadership skills as England's Twenty20 captain.

If people remember me as one who contributed to Pakistan's cricket, I will feel good. If people say good things, it makes me feel happy.