Cricket Quotes · Page 39

Devil wanted to play cricket. So Ravindra Jadeja was born.

— Sunil Gavaskar

We have to be prepared to play some attritional cricket at times.

— Joe Root

There are 2 kind of batsmen in the world. One Sachin Tendulkar. Two all the others

— Andy Flower

I bowled a 129... It was like the Special Olympics or something!

— Barack Obama

It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket.

— AB de Villiers

“We're not going to get carried away. Well, we are going to for the next couple of days!”

— Paul Collingwood

I personally believe in test cricket you get a lot more opportunities to redeem yourself.

— Jofra Archer

Nothing happens in cricket, ever. Even the highlights resemble a freeze frame.

— Charlie Brooker

Some people get the wrong idea about what the job of a cricket correspondent involves - it's not all laid-on luxury travel.

— Jonathan Agnew

I always believed in getting better and better in each and every format and give my best. As a batsman, it is…

— Ajinkya Rahane

Many of us forget who we were before we became cricketers. I remember how hard I tried to get an autograph when…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

In 2000 I became captain and stayed till 2005, and this was a very successful time in Indian cricket, so it was…

— Sourav Ganguly

'Kanaa' is a rare opportunity; it's about women's cricket, and they've trusted me with this film. I trained for nearly four hours…

— Aishwarya Rajesh

I am disappointed at not being able to live up to the expectations of my supporters, but every cricketer goes through such…

— Shahid Afridi

Runs are runs, even if they are coming off playing cut shots or in front, but it's not like T20 can only…

— Babar Azam

It is very important to take a break and feel fresh, which we Indian cricketers don't get much of, so we are…

— Shikhar Dhawan

Surfing is all about living in the moment. When you walk out on the Sydney Cricket Ground to play cricket you're intensely…

— Nick Carroll

My critics havent taught me cricket. Id never take those people seriously. I have played the game because I love to play…

— Sachin Tendulkar

I've always been a bit shy, especially in new situations. But I have that other side in me too. Cricket demands that…

— Jos Buttler

I came into the Indian team and was touted as someone who did well only against weaker oppositions. There were doubts creeping…

— Gautam Gambhir

An innings of neurotic violence, of eccentric watchfulness, of brainless impetuosity and incontinent savagery - it was an extraordinary innings, a masterpiece…

— Simon Barnes

Select such subjects that your pupils cannot walk out without seeing them. Train your pupils to be observers, and have them provided…

— Louis Agassiz

If you ask me, a batsman has very few opportunities as compared to a bowler. A bowler knows, if he gets hit…

— Gautam Gambhir

I can't tell you how many life lessons I've learned through bowling. Time management, finding balance in life, how to lose, how…

— Diandra Asbaty

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

— Smriti Mandhana

Cricket is 90-95 per cent mental. To score runs, you've got to feel good about yourself.

— Andrew Strauss

“Sachin is a genius in the world of cricket leaving behind all those who are only talented and intelligent.”

— Amit Kalantri

In modern-day cricket, the role of the first three to four batsmen has become very crucial.

— Sarfaraz Ahmed

My job is to perform, enjoy cricket and thank God for whatever he has given me.

— Suresh Raina

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

— Gautam Gambhir

A lot of the things we do in Test cricket revolves around planning for the Ashes series down under.

— Joe Root

I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying "I don't want to bore you with the details".

— Milton Jones

If you can't field you can't play for Pakistan. It's as simple as that.

— Mickey Arthur

I'm grown up enough to realise how to play cricket. I love the game.

— S. Sreesanth

I have led a few teams prior to the IPL, led in Mumbai T20 as well as DY Patil T20 tournament.

— Shreyas Iyer

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

— Richie Benaud

In the old days we were probably educated in cricket in a far more serious way than now.

— Frank Woolley

Cricket is the only game that you can actually put on weight when playing.

— Tommy Docherty

The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.

— Kapil Dev

My favourite ground is The Oval because I have a lot of memories on that ground.

— Mohammad Amir