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title: "39 Test Matches Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 39 Test Matches quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Test Matches sayings and thoughts."
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> [I have played quite a few Test matches in the back garden with my two brothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moeen-ali/i-have-played-quite-a-few-test-matches-in-the-back-garden-with-my-two/)

[Moeen Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moeen-ali/)

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> [These days you can play almost 100 Test matches in six years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-pietersen/these-days-you-can-play-almost-100-test-matches-in-six-years/)

[Kevin Pietersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-pietersen/)

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> [I've been lucky enough to play over 100 Test matches for Australia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-clarke/i-ve-been-lucky-enough-to-play-over-100-test-matches-for-australia/)

[Michael Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-clarke/)

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> [I am working towards it, and it is a dream to play Test matches for India.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuzvendra-chahal/i-am-working-towards-it-and-it-is-a-dream-to-play-test-matches-for/)

[Yuzvendra Chahal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuzvendra-chahal/)

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> [Even I lost a series of Test matches as skipper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lara/even-i-lost-a-series-of-test-matches-as-skipper/)

[Brian Lara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-lara/)

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> [In Test matches, you have to play consistent cricket for a period of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/in-test-matches-you-have-to-play-consistent-cricket-for-a-period-of/)

[MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/)

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> [The atmosphere and the first days of Test matches against Australia are incredible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/the-atmosphere-and-the-first-days-of-test-matches-against-australia/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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> [As it is, I have a busy schedule, and I don't think I have the time for Test matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahid-afridi/as-it-is-i-have-a-busy-schedule-and-i-don-t-think-i-have-the-time-for/)

[Shahid Afridi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahid-afridi/)

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> [I do love the Ashes and some of my best memories are from Ashes cricket. I just wish we'd played a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isa-guha/i-do-love-the-ashes-and-some-of-my-best-memories-are-from-ashes/)

[Isa Guha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isa-guha/)

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> [Having to play Test matches for a month and then switch to T20s in five days is not easy, but that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-l-rahul/having-to-play-test-matches-for-a-month-and-then-switch-to-t20s-in/)

[K. L. Rahul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-l-rahul/)

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> [It's surreal to think that no one has played as many Test matches for England. I suppose it's a credit to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/it-s-surreal-to-think-that-no-one-has-played-as-many-test-matches-for/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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> [I want to make contributions that help us win Test matches rather than put us in positions where we have to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-root/i-want-to-make-contributions-that-help-us-win-test-matches-rather/)

[Joe Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-root/)

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> [We've got to get the public back into watching Test matches - speeding up the game with innovation is one way forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-boycott/we-ve-got-to-get-the-public-back-into-watching-test-matches-speeding/)

[Geoffrey Boycott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-boycott/)

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> [If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score runs, and I've always managed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/if-you-play-100-odd-test-matches-there-s-going-to-be-little-periods/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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> [I have no real desire to play Test cricket, and the reason I lost this desire was because I was not selected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahid-afridi/i-have-no-real-desire-to-play-test-cricket-and-the-reason-i-lost-this/)

[Shahid Afridi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahid-afridi/)

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> [My first trip as a captain against Pakistan in 2003 - we had never won there before, but then we won both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sourav-ganguly/my-first-trip-as-a-captain-against-pakistan-in-2003-we-had-never-won/)

[Sourav Ganguly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sourav-ganguly/)

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> [You know, when a fast bowler comes back after a series of five Test matches and then straightaway has to go into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-shastri/you-know-when-a-fast-bowler-comes-back-after-a-series-of-five-test/)

[Ravi Shastri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-shastri/)

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> [It's something that I've wanted to do for a while, play Big Bash. Unfortunately representing the Proteas for the bulk of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-steyn/it-s-something-that-i-ve-wanted-to-do-for-a-while-play-big-bash/)

[Dale Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-steyn/)

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> [If you're going to play in all three formats, you can't play all the games. You probably play two Test matches, miss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jofra-archer/if-you-re-going-to-play-in-all-three-formats-you-can-t-play-all-the/)

[Jofra Archer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jofra-archer/)

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> [For us, it's important we play to the best of our ability as much as we can. This game that we play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kane-williamson/for-us-it-s-important-we-play-to-the-best-of-our-ability-as-much-as/)

[Kane Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kane-williamson/)

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> [My aim is to play Test matches. For me, there is a different feel of Test cricket as it tests your character.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suresh-raina/my-aim-is-to-play-test-matches-for-me-there-is-a-different-feel-of/)

[Suresh Raina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suresh-raina/)

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> [I was involved with Gary Kirsten only for the Test matches, a very short period. He was, again, someone who worked in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anil-kumble/i-was-involved-with-gary-kirsten-only-for-the-test-matches-a-very/)

[Anil Kumble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anil-kumble/)

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> [When the others grew tired and went home and there was no one else to play with I used to play my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lara/when-the-others-grew-tired-and-went-home-and-there-was-no-one-else-to/)

[Brian Lara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-lara/)

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> [Basically, I am very inspired by cricketers who play T20 and Test matches. In my career, my T20 matches are on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-mishra/basically-i-am-very-inspired-by-cricketers-who-play-t20-and-test/)

[Sanjay Mishra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-mishra/)

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> [I firmly believe Test series should never be two Test matches, three is enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-shastri/i-firmly-believe-test-series-should-never-be-two-test-matches-three/)

[Ravi Shastri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-shastri/)

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> [It's a good feeling that I am doing well in Test matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravindra-jadeja/it-s-a-good-feeling-that-i-am-doing-well-in-test-matches/)

[Ravindra Jadeja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravindra-jadeja/)

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> [I want to play 100 Test matches for England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nasser-hussain/i-want-to-play-100-test-matches-for-england/)

[Nasser Hussain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nasser-hussain/)

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> [Bull markets are Test matches and not 50-over games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakesh-jhunjhunwala/bull-markets-are-test-matches-and-not-50-over-games/)

[Rakesh Jhunjhunwala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakesh-jhunjhunwala/)

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> [It is a challenge to get crowds for Test matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-thakur/it-is-a-challenge-to-get-crowds-for-test-matches/)

[Anurag Thakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-thakur/)

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> [I am obsessed with cricket. But to be honest, I prefer the IPL format to test matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shilpa-shetty/i-am-obsessed-with-cricket-but-to-be-honest-i-prefer-the-ipl-format/)

[Shilpa Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shilpa-shetty/)

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> [Test matches are what really drive me to perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-steyn/test-matches-are-what-really-drive-me-to-perform/)

[Dale Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-steyn/)

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> [Test matches to me are the caviar compared to the fast food stuff. Having the ability and the constitution to triumph over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-richards/test-matches-to-me-are-the-caviar-compared-to-the-fast-food-stuff/)

[Viv Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-richards/)

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> [After 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs, and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over. I have had my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ab-de-villiers/after-114-test-matches-228-odis-and-78-t20-internationals-it-is-time/)

[AB de Villiers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ab-de-villiers/)

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> [I've played in Test matches before after injury without first playing a county game or warm-up of some sort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-anderson/i-ve-played-in-test-matches-before-after-injury-without-first-playing/)

[James Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-anderson/)

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> [I am slightly better at sleeping now during Test matches. I have a diary and I write things down, which helps. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-root/i-am-slightly-better-at-sleeping-now-during-test-matches-i-have-a/)

[Joe Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-root/)

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> [I first got into cricket by watching Test matches on TV and listening to overseas tours on the radio. The sport really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-anderson/i-first-got-into-cricket-by-watching-test-matches-on-tv-and-listening/)

[James Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-anderson/)

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> [When I was a kid, my first dream was to play Test matches, and the second one was to play 100 Test…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virender-sehwag/when-i-was-a-kid-my-first-dream-was-to-play-test-matches-and-the/)

[Virender Sehwag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virender-sehwag/)

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> [It is frustrating when you go all that way, you train, and you just don't turn up. It does happen. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/it-is-frustrating-when-you-go-all-that-way-you-train-and-you-just-don/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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> [I love the multi-format series. Within it they've found a way to retain Test matches and England v Australia in the Test…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isa-guha/i-love-the-multi-format-series-within-it-they-ve-found-a-way-to/)

[Isa Guha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isa-guha/)

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