Since my childhood, I saw my elder brothers playing…

When I first became aware of music, it was probably the same way a lot of people do - even more suburban or rural…

— Mike D

When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.

— Isa Guha

It is that cricket field that, in all the sharp and bitter moments of life as they come to me now, gives me a…

— John Cowper Powys

I'll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arse. Playing cricket is not.

— Keith Miller

From nine, I started playing cricket. From 11, I knew this is what I'm doing.

— Moeen Ali

It’s hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it’s all I have ever done since I was 11 years old.

— Sachin Tendulkar

From playing cricket in a boys team I had to learn quite quickly how to handle them and I've always felt quite comfortable in…

— Isa Guha

Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgment, modesty and, above all, his technical brilliance…

— Rahul Dravid

My son has taken liking for sports and is most of the time playing cricket and football. It is so much fun being with…

— Karisma Kapoor

I was just a regular kid who was interested in studying, playing cricket, and watching movies.

— Vicky Kaushal

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.

— Sachin Tendulkar

To think of playing cricket for hard cash! Money and gentility would ruin any pastime under the sun.

— Mary Russell Mitford

Growing up in Rochdale, I think, all the kids in my street, pretty much every boy was playing cricket. I had four brothers as…

— Sajid Javid

Cricket has a stigma of old men in white clothes playing cricket but readdressing that image to people who aren't necessarily cricket lovers may…

— Jos Buttler

The face of the team are the people who're playing on the cricket field. The team is not about one individual.

— Gautam Gambhir