Captain Quote by Andrew Strauss

The biggest thing was probably a better understanding of the mental side of cricket and also the technical challenges I have in my game.…

— Alastair Cook

I wanted to bat for the England cricket team. I was quite good at cricket. But then I kept getting out for low scores.…

— Michael McIntyre

Obviously, I did not start my Test career too well. With the bat, I was probably not quite ready to play at that stage.…

— Steve Smith

The loss in the final of the 2017 World Cup really inspired me to do a lot better. I worked a lot on my…

— Smriti Mandhana

I always wanted to be a professional cricketer, which meant I didn't work as much as I should have done at exams. But, happily,…

— Jonathan Agnew

It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.

— Gautam Gambhir

My batting took some time to develop - I was batting at No. 10 initially but my bowling took off.

— Ravi Shastri

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

— Priyadarshan

When I first became captain the job was new and refreshing and didn't affect my batting. I was still in the same mental pattern…

— Nasser Hussain

I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.

— Satya Nadella

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

— K. L. Rahul

I have batted well in Tests and always wanted to do well in ODIs, too.

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar