First Quote by Prithvi Shaw

As an opening batsman, you have time and I always give myself 5 to 6 overs to understand the conditions.

— Mayank Agarwal

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

— K. L. Rahul

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

Runs are important, don't get me wrong, but it will be wickets that I will be judged on.

— Moeen Ali

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

For me, fielding and running between the wickets are two things that are very important. For that, you need to motivate the guys about…

— MS Dhoni

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

If I am playing 18 ball, I aim to see how I can get my strike rate to 150-160. After 6-14 overs, you need…

— Ajinkya Rahane

If you get off to a good start, even if you get the run-rate down a bit in the middle overs, if you are…

— K. L. Rahul

Those first few overs are obviously the most difficult time because you don't know what the ball is going to do in the air…

— K. L. Rahul

In overcast conditions where you bat first, we have to try and not lose early wickets.

— Sarfaraz Ahmed

It really doesn't matter honestly to look at the scoreboard where it's 20 runs and 2 wickets down or 200 runs, 2 wickets down,…

— Sachin Tendulkar