Cricket Quotes · Page 23

MMA, cricket, or anything, you cannot just coast. Every day, you have to wake up hungry.

— Jinder Mahal

Though my first love is cricket, I was never away from any other disciplines too.

— Akhil Akkineni

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

— Gautam Gambhir

I've been a fan of Dhoni for years. I've seen him play for India for over 10 years.

— Sushant Singh Rajput

I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough.

— Shane Warne

“What number path does cricket need to follow to get to circle B?”

— Shane Alex Lee

“Kaneria has competed in more than 50 Test series [ sic ] for Pakistan during his career.”

— British Broadcasting Corporation

Shaun Pollock is actually the best role model for me as a very good attritional bowler.

— Stuart Broad

My mum, Kathy, works as a GP and my dad, Mark, was a high school maths teacher. He now manages mum's practice…

— Ellyse Perry

Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams…

— Andrew Strauss

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go…

— Richie Benaud

I played a couple first-class matches at Carlton and Guaracara Park and it was a real burial ground for the fast bowlers.

— Brian Lara

T20 is generally the fun side of cricket. You've got to have a sense of humour. Some days you can turn up…

— Ben Stokes

The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to…

— Alastair Cook

It's surreal to think that no one has played as many Test matches for England. I suppose it's a credit to my…

— Alastair Cook

I want to make contributions that help us win Test matches rather than put us in positions where we have to play…

— Joe Root

I don't think there is any 16-year-old who is going to embark on the sort of career that Sachin Tendulkar has had…

— Brian Lara

Cricinfo has developed into a significant cricket brand in its own right, combining huge global popularity with strong commercial success. ESPN is…

— Mark Getty

Then started playing men's cricket when I was 15. That's when I stopped enjoying it. It was long days, 50-over games with…

— Ben Chilwell

I do believe that an intimacy with the world of crickets and their kind can be salutary - not for what they…

— Howard Evans

I'm expecting big things from our bowlers, from Peter Siddle, who plays the enforcer role, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee…

— Glenn McGrath

I really enjoyed the period in which I played my cricket. I can look back now and wish I started 10 years…

— Brian Lara

When I glare, I don't see it as aggression. I have just got such passion to get wickets. I don't ever say…

— Stuart Broad

When I lost the job with Cricket Australia, I almost felt I had unfinished business to do. I felt that my reputation…

— Mickey Arthur

The Australian approach to playing cricket in general is quite an aggressive one.

— Glenn McGrath

When you play good competitive cricket and win matches for your team, you always feel happy.

— Ravindra Jadeja

I still watch cricket, though now films and exercise take up most of my time.

— Mukesh Rishi

Some people have their own bowling ball and their own bowling shoes... and no friends.

— Jim Gaffigan

I never play cricket. It requires one to assume such indecent postures.

— Oscar Wilde

Oh God, if there be cricket in heaven, let there also be rain.

— Alec Douglas-Home

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

— AB de Villiers

My work ethics have been the same whether it's in international cricket, first class, or even club cricket.

— S. Sreesanth

As a spinner, you need to be very precise in Australia. Every run you give must be on your own terms.

— Ravichandran Ashwin

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

— George Bernard Shaw

The bowler wants to win the game. The batsman needs to bat well to get runs. No question about it.

— Ravichandran Ashwin

When I played 2 months in county cricket, I learnt a lot.

— Ajinkya Rahane

With the new ball, against any bowler, it's important to see off the first few overs.

— K. L. Rahul

West Indian cricket means so much to people who live here. And when we're not doing well, we all feel it.

— Garfield Sobers

I played cricket at primary school but hardly at all at high school. I was more of a footballer.

— Fidel Edwards

I don't mind a bit of cricket, but it has to be something massive like the Ashes.

— Jamie Carragher