Cricket Quotes · Page 25

Unlike cricket or tennis, athletics receive no money and so it remains a poor man's sport.

— P. T. Usha

The previous generation, such as Alec Stewart and Nasser Hussain, lost to Australia on many occasions.

— Andrew Strauss

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

— Vicky Kaushal

I was brought up to always see the glass half full instead of half empty and played my cricket that way.

— AB de Villiers

In every sport you need a break and England seem to be the only cricket country which doesn't get one.

— Nasser Hussain

I believe it's a wrong conclusion to draw that Indians can't play spin bowling.

— Shikhar Dhawan

I have to learn from Sehwag how to play in the nervous 90's

— Sachin Tendulkar

Teams expect a lot from an opening batsman. It is a lot of responsibility.

— K. L. Rahul

Since my childhood, I saw my elder brothers playing cricket and that is what built my passion around it. I was enrolled…

— Shahid Afridi

Cricket is a team game where individuals inspire each other to achieve performances which surpass what might otherwise be beyond them.

— Anonymous

The last three-fours years which I have been playing domestic cricket and international, I learnt a lot. I wouldn't say it has…

— Shreyas Iyer

It did help having a lot of exposure to international cricket at such a young age. That showed me what I need…

— Steve Smith

I have no idea what it is about bowling. It's just a love I have for it. I can't even explain why.…

— Mookie Betts

According to me, a leg-spinner is such a character who, on his day, can win the match for you if he is…

— Imran Tahir

The great thing about T20 is that it only takes one performance. One piece of individual brilliance can win a game and…

— Joe Root

I've been lucky, my wife's been amazing. Any time we've had cricket matches she sends me to the spare room to get…

— Jos Buttler

As a child I played cricket as a hobby. Once you started playing for your school, you became more ambitious. You reckoned…

— Ravi Shastri

In 2004, we were in a rebuilding phase after the disastrous 2003 World Cup campaign, and the batsmen, in particular, did not…

— Inzamam-ul-Haq

To be straight, if I play and don't bowl 90 miles an hour it's going to be news. If I don't bowl…

— Jofra Archer

My days in hostel were tough. I was ragged by my seniors. We were asked to wash their dirty clothes, do their…

— Suresh Raina

I see a tough time for our cricket. Senior players will establish records and go home, but our cricket will struggle. Young…

— Arjuna Ranatunga

Fans of different races, castes, ethnicities and religions who together celebrate their diversity by uniting for a common national cause. They are…

— Kumar Sangakkara

That's why every cricketer wants to play international cricket. First of all you're playing for your country, secondly there's a lot of…

— Sourav Ganguly

I think scoring runs in the Ranji Trophy is a bit easier than in T20s because the fielders are always inside the…

— Shreyas Iyer

I know the history of West Indies cricket and I know what it means to the people.

— Brian Lara

Didn't Virat Kohli fall in love and still perform? If he can, why can't I?

— Dutee Chand

“Sachin is passionate for cricket and fame is passionate for Sachin.”

— Amit Kalantri

I've been bowling for so long, and I really, really enjoy it.

— Mookie Betts

I didn't watch a Test match live until I played in my first in 2003.

— James Anderson

There are times when I have felt the pressure, but at the moment I play cricket the only way I can.

— Andrew Flintoff

Those were the great days when plenty of amateurs could spare time for cricket.

— Frank Woolley

I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized.

— Rachel Griffiths

I would love not to take cricket home but I don't do shades of grey. I need to be 100 per cent committed.

— Michael Clarke

In cricket, you should keep your wrist as straight as possible, unlike golf.

— Brian Lara

Twenty20 cricket is fantastic. I love it, especially how fast it is.

— Michael Clarke

The coolest man in world cricket MS Dhoni delivers when it most matters!

— Michael Vaughan

In real life my son plays cricket and I understand the worth a bat holds for the player.

— Gurpreet Ghuggi

When I came into Test cricket, I was good but not as good as I am now.

— K. L. Rahul

I'm completely different from Pietersen. He would turn up to the opening of an envelope

— Andrew Flintoff

If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.

— Sachin Tendulkar