Always Quote by Mayank Agarwal

First six overs are important because if you put runs on board, it will take the pressure off the other batsmen.

— Prithvi Shaw

For an opening batsman, it's important to hit a few balls in the middle of the bat and get a few boundaries going.

— K. L. Rahul

As an opening batsman, it's my responsibility to spend as much time in the middle as I can and try and get big scores…

— K. L. Rahul

There are very rare occasions when you get a good wicket to bat on, but whatever wicket you get, you have to play at…

— Virender Sehwag

In one-day cricket, two-three overs can make a difference, if you concede extra runs or cannot score enough in that period.

— Ravindra Jadeja

One of the things you have to deal with is the pressure of expectations. It takes time for people to believe in yourself; to…

— Dinesh Karthik

Sometimes what happens is you're not getting wickets; you're going for runs. You just want to get away.

— Bhuvneshwar Kumar

If you are batting first as an opener, you give yourselves a couple of overs, see what's the wicket behaving, and then try to…

— K. L. Rahul

You can't be chasing 338 and still have 5 wickets in the end. It's about mindset and the way you look at the game.

— Sourav Ganguly

As a bowler you need to keep an eye on what the batsman is trying to do till the last moment.

— Wasim Akram

With the new ball, against any bowler, it's important to see off the first few overs.

— K. L. Rahul

We have to understand that the five-day format has its own uncertainties, unlike ODIs or T20s. In ODIs, you know that you have to…

— MS Dhoni