Cricket Quotes · Page 40

I love surfing more than cricket, more interesting and you meet great people.

— Hansie Cronje

Maybe I'm in the wrong sport. I should go to Australia and play fast-pitch softball.

— Anthony Rendon

Cricket was never my first choice. I never wanted to be a sportsperson. It just happened. It was destiny.

— Mithali Raj

If Sachin Tendulkar only thought of centuries, he wouldn't be the legend that he is.

— Sunil Grover

My love for cricket, body-building and martial arts later helped me in modeling and then acting.

— Mukesh Rishi

It was a long, hard, tough day. We managed to just sneak through, it was an unbelievable Test match.

— Ricky Ponting

Cricket? Nobody understands cricket! You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket!

— Raphael

You might not think that's cricket, and it's not, it's motor racing.

— Murray Walker

That's the food chain that cricket is sometimes. You have to be at the top of it otherwise you get swept away…

— Joe Root

After cricket I'd love to build a family, I'd love to get close to someone and have kids, see them evolve into…

— Brian Lara

For reasons that baffle me still, my high school sports coaches put me in the first division of the rugby, cricket, and…

— Hamish Bowles

Opening the batting in Test cricket, facing up to fast bowlers looking to do their worst with a new, hard ball is…

— Jonathan Agnew

It is one thing to err on the side of caution. Equally, Test wins have to be earned. They are seldom handed…

— Jonathan Agnew

As a cricketer and captain, the lowest has the 2013 World Cup as it happened in India. Being the host team, we…

— Mithali Raj

The best thing about Sachin Tendulkar is that he's completely rooted, down to earth, and a thorough gentleman. He's probably the best…

— Sania Mirza

Cricket is my passion; it is my first love. So I will not act in my movies, as they will just be…

— Harbhajan Singh

Sourav is a very positive captain. Whatever his personal form, whatever the media writes about him, he has always been strong, focused…

— Virender Sehwag

The beauty of Test cricket is all about playing an opponent in their backyard or defending home turf under challenging conditions over…

— Ravi Shastri

I played with Graham Thorpe and Alec Stewart; if anything off the field affected Graham his cricket life was not important and…

— Nasser Hussain

A lot of people have that notion that it must have been easier for me because I had the Malik tag. But…

— Amaal Mallik

My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else…

— Virat Kohli

Not much is done to promote non-cricket sports in India. There is a lot of talk about how sports needs to reach…

— Gagan Narang

In domestic cricket - whether it is Ranji Trophy or other first class matches - in the first year, not many opponents…

— Shikhar Dhawan

Having a sister or a friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house. Those outside can watch you if they…

— Marilynne Robinson

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes

— Ian Botham

I've been lucky enough to play over 100 Test matches for Australia.

— Michael Clarke

“And if I'm the stars, Cricket Bell is entire galaxies.”

— Anonymous

Getting 20 wickets in test cricket will win you matches and that will be the focus.

— Anil Kumble

It's great to retain the Ashes but it just doesn't sit right with me when you don't win it.

— Steve Smith

I love playing five days of cricket; personally, I think it's the best format.

— Joe Root

The batsman's technique was like an old lady poking her umbrella at a wasp's nest.

— John Arlott

I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler.

— Perry Christie

Like cricket, hockey too needs to be a lucrative career option.

— Mahima Chaudhry

I was raised in Australia, so cricket wasn't a new subject to me.

— Shibani Dandekar

That's what cricket's all about: two batsmen pitting their wits against one another

— Fred Trueman

I'll pay to watch MS Dhoni Bat. Dhoni is not the next Gilchrist. He's the first MS Dhoni.

— Adam Gilchrist

If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.

— Kapil Dev

Whether you're a batsman, bowler, or an all-rounder, fitness is tough if you follow your regimen religiously.

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar

In England, if one wicket falls, you get two or three in a cluster.

— Ravindra Jadeja

I am someone, as a cricketer, who feels it's very important to be able to adapt quickly to the situation.

— Vijay Shankar