--- title: "8 Test Series Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Test Series quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Test Series sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/gautam-gambhir-3774_australia_i-want-to-be-part-of-the-team-that-wins_26156.png" --- > [I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautam-gambhir/i-want-to-be-part-of-the-team-that-wins-a-test-series-in-england-and/) [Gautam Gambhir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautam-gambhir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/gautam-gambhir-3774_australia_i-want-to-be-part-of-the-team-that-wins_26156.png) > [“It seems perfectly reasonable to give the greatest weight to the longest series. South Africa were only offered a five-Test series in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-ferriday/it-seems-perfectly-reasonable-to-give-the-greatest-weight-to-the/) [Patrick Ferriday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-ferriday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/patrick-ferriday-54637_australia_it-seems-perfectly-reasonable-to-give-th_206495.jpg) > [ “Kaneria has competed in more than 50 Test series \[ sic \] for Pakistan during his career.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/british-broadcasting-corporation/kaneria-has-competed-in-more-than-50-test-series-sic-for-pakistan/) [British Broadcasting Corporation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/british-broadcasting-corporation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/british-broadcasting-corporati_age_kaneria-has-competed-in-more-than-50-tes_435560.jpg) > [“India’s first ever test series win outside India happened in New Zealand”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajanikanth-muppalla/india-s-first-ever-test-series-win-outside-india-happened-in-new/) [Rajanikanth Muppalla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajanikanth-muppalla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/rajanikanth-muppalla-63316_cricket_india-s-first-ever-test-series-win-outsi_448026.jpg) > [I have always believed that the first Test of a series is very crucial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anil-kumble/i-have-always-believed-that-the-first-test-of-a-series-is-very-crucial/) [Anil Kumble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anil-kumble/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/anil-kumble-10705_always_i-have-always-believed-that-the-first-te_1442115.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/ravi-shastri-4954_believe_i-firmly-believe-test-series-should-neve_1650945.png) > [I grew up at a time when West Indies dominated the world. For 15 years from 1980, the West Indies never lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lara/i-grew-up-at-a-time-when-west-indies-dominated-the-world-for-15-years/) [Brian Lara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-lara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/brian-lara-4583_lost_i-grew-up-at-a-time-when-west-indies-dom_1682093.jpg) > [The Ashes are the biggest Test series played in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stokes/the-ashes-are-the-biggest-test-series-played-in-the-world/) [Ben Stokes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stokes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/ben-stokes-5571_ashes_the-ashes-are-the-biggest-test-series-pl_1845789.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/test-series/#itemlist", "name": "Test Series Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gautam Gambhir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautam-gambhir/i-want-to-be-part-of-the-team-that-wins-a-test-series-in-england-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/gautam-gambhir-3774_australia_i-want-to-be-part-of-the-team-that-wins_26156.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/gautam-gambhir-3774_australia_i-want-to-be-part-of-the-team-that-wins_26156.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/gautam-gambhir-3774_australia_i-want-to-be-part-of-the-team-that-wins_26156.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.” — Gautam Gambhir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It seems perfectly reasonable to give the greatest weight to the longest series. 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