Cricket Quotes · Page 37

Cricket to us was more than play, it was a worship in the summer sun.

— Edmund Blunden

If the batsmen can give the bowlers a day and half of rest then that is going to work in the team's…

— Glenn McGrath

Dad played a very important role in my life. I always wanted to play cricket ,and my dream was his, too.

— Prithvi Shaw

The cricket World Cup opened a lot of doors for me. People invite me to host shows and events.

— Mandira Bedi

It is not about being the greatest team in the world ever, it is about fighting for every run and wicket.

— Jonathan Agnew

A Test match is like a painting. A one day match is like a Rolf Harris painting.

— Ian Chappell

I wanted to pursue my passion for cricket, but after school, I got into an engineering college.

— Rahul Dev

I understand cricket - what's going on, the scoring - but I can't understand why.

— Bill Bryson

I am a great admirer of Yuvraj and Kaif. They have generally been able to pick up the scoring when they come…

— Inzamam-ul-Haq

You need to protect the best players in the country. When there is so much cricket, we must work on ways to…

— Mohammad Azharuddin

There is nobody called Test bowler, one day bowler or T20 bowler. It just how you adapt and make a difference to…

— Sourav Ganguly

The difference between a score in the 90s and a century is often reflected as the difference between failure and success. It…

— Geoffrey Boycott

I admire Indian cricket because of the way the sport is run there and how the money they earn is invested back…

— Shahid Afridi

Ashish Nehra made a big difference in my life - we are very similar in terms of cricketing thoughts. We might be…

— Hardik Pandya

Test cricket is not easy. If you haven't played first-class cricket for five years, then your muscles aren't used to bowling for…

— Wasim Akram

IPL is such a tournament that you end up knowing about the strengths and weaknesses of everyone because you are playing with…

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar

For a long time, television said, 'We won't cover cricket unless you pay us to cover it.' Then they said, 'OK, the…

— Harsha Bhogle

He had a passion for cricket right from his childhood and liked nothing else but playing with the bat and the ball.…

— Bill Vaughan

No matter what you think of him otherwise, there are no two ways about it - Narayana Murthy is inextricably linked to…

— Barkha Dutt

If you don't perform, and you're part of the team, whether you're playing your first Test or 50th Test match, criticism goes…

— MS Dhoni

I think for a lot of people, bowling is sort of a joke. But I love it, and it means a lot…

— Chris Hardwick

In T20, even when you are sticking with the same processes you can just as easily go for 40 or 50 runs…

— Jofra Archer

My dad, Winston, didn't say much. He was a very reluctant man. He came home from working at the foundry every day…

— Lenny Henry

When I faced the likes of Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee for the first time, I had a little bit of fear…

— Virender Sehwag

I cannot think that I am a good cricketer and just become one. For this, one needs skill.

— Sushant Singh Rajput

I think cricket is generally known as a very old and traditional sport.

— Michael Clarke

Green wickets. That is why everybody wants to be a fast bowler instead of being a spinner or a batsman.

— Wasim Akram

It always gives you pleasure when you score runs in Test cricket.

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar

No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.

— Kapil Dev

I am like the huge percentage of Indians who follow majorly cricket when it comes to sports.

— Nikita Dutta

These one-dayers and these Twenty20s is where Virat Kohli can really stand up and lead from the front.

— Michael Clarke

I've played a lot of cricket at Trent Bridge over the years, and have had a lot of fond memories there.

— Joe Root

I was a mad obsessive cricket player as a student. Then during one local match I nearly lost my eye.

— Priyadarshan

I just don't think cricket should be targeted for political gains.

— Sarfaraz Ahmed

I think wickets just depend on how lucky you are at the time.

— Jofra Archer

I now know what Sachin Tendulkar feels every time he bats in India.

— Adam Gilchrist

We are committed to making as many cricket stadiums as possible.

— Anurag Thakur

There's always pressure in test cricket we just need to stick to our toes.

— Kevin Pietersen

There should be no cricket and Bollywood ties with Pakistan till Pakistan stops cross-border terrorism.

— Gautam Gambhir

Bowling would be more interesting if it were slightly uphill.

— Demetri Martin