Quotes About Cricket

I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.

I was always passionate about cricket but to talk about the game in front of cameras was another thing.

When I was kid I always wanted to be either the captain of the England cricket team or I wanted to be a river bailiff.

Obviously, you want to get big runs. But then, as a captain, you want to play on result-oriented wickets.

Dhoni is a big player. He's achieved a lot as a player and as a captain.

MS has always been a bowler's captain.

According to me, a leg-spinner is such a character who, on his day, can win the match for you if he is bowling well and has the support of the captain and the coach.

Wrist-spinners are mostly attacking, and when your captain is so attacking you get freedom to attack more.

I'll ensure that I go out there and enjoy my cricket and enjoy being captain of India.

I would love to take a role like Greg Chappell did for Australia. I think I have a good eye for talent and this is something that we have never taken on board in the Caribbean.

Sachin is one of the best batsmen, and the whole world knows this. He does not need mine or anybody else's certificate. His records speak for him.

As a middle-order batsman, when you're chasing, trying to be the best finisher you can be, you're bound to make one or two mistakes.

I chose cricket as my career when I was 15 or 16 when I scored a century for Maharashtra.

I used to be a striker for my school, but my father felt cricket had more scope. I grew up admiring Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, so I chose cricket.

When you are bowling with a new ball, there are only two fielders outside the circle. With the old ball, batsmen don't care how many guys are outside the circle.

We have to keep in mind things like having five fielders inside the circle always. We have to decide who has to be inside, who has to bowl to which batsman and what the situation is.

With new fast bowlers on the international circuit few and far between, it's always good to see someone new coming through.

It is a matter of pride, and a lot of pressure to play the role of a legend like Sunil Gavaskar. He is India's first cricket superstar.

I am the superstitious kind: I never praise a shot because I fear the moment I do so, the batsman gets out.

I will always be grateful to the coaches and staff of Cricket South Africa for their support through all these years.

I've been lucky in that my parents have always supported me with my cricket, but I've seen so many young Asian girls who don't keep up their sporting interests after the age of 12 or 13.

I will continue to be the biggest supporter of Faf du Plessis and the Proteas.

At times you get the sense that if the batsman is playing with the tailender then he will surely try to run a double.

After a test match it's very easy to make selections, once you've seen exactly how the surface is going to play.