Top 95 Quotes & Sayings by Isa Guha
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English celebrity Isa Guha.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
We won't necessarily sledge so much but we do have that attitude of 'They're not going to score the runs, we're going to take the wickets.'
In T20, I think it's really valuable to have a bowler who can bring the ball back into the right hander at pace.
If you work towards goals, everything is achievable.
I think T20 cricket has become the flagship spectacle for women's cricket.
I have had a bowl with the pink ball but it was in a day game at Wormsley.
IPL is a T20 franchise tournament combining cricket and Bollywood to offer entertainment.
England Women regularly play against Under-15 and U-17 county men's sides, which is great for the girls to take them out of their comfort zones. It's important to find a balance, though, because the way in which women's cricket is played is still very different.
When you start off a T20 innings you want someone who is going to be hitting the top of off stump, causing problems and being quite disciplined with the ball.
With tournaments such as the Women's Big Bash and the Kia Super League, women are now well practised in the art of big strokeplay.
I remember my England debut, in 2002. It came in Jersey, in a triangular tournament with New Zealand and India. To say that it did not generate great local interest is putting it mildly: our first game, against India, attracted a handful of spectators.
With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.
I used to play badminton in winter.
You want to get both sides of the story and it's my role to try and bring that out of people.
I have always enjoyed male company, which has probably stemmed from playing in boys/men's teams while growing up.
The 'Natmeg' from England's Natalie Sciver attracted a lot of attention as a brilliant piece of improvisation, which requires every bit as much talent as a Tillakaratne Dilshan 'scoop,' or a Jos Buttler 'ramp' shot.
It has been a pleasure to play alongside some truly special cricketers and to see them grow as players.
Looking back over all the sporting spectacles of 2016, I still pinch myself at the things I was fortunate to witness in person.
It's no secret that women's cricket needs India performing on the global stage, and any male support is welcome - with key voices like Sachin Tendulkar stating that women's cricket is critical to the future of our game, hopefully people will listen.
Cricket is a sport girls can play and be successful in irrespective of their background.
Something we do every tour is to choose a song for the team CD that gets played in the dressing room prior to games.
Jess Ennis, Chrissie Ohuruogu, Vicky Pendleton and Laura Trott, to name a few, have acted as female role models in England.
I've never really seen myself as a role model, but if others see me as that then it's something of which I'd be very proud.
I am following the IPL. I think it would be great for the women's game, creating more competition and showcasing the world's best players from different countries. It would also be a stepping-stone to women's cricket becoming professional.
Before my parents came to England from Calcutta in the 1970s, they used to go to games at Eden Gardens.
I started playing cricket with my brother in our back garden when I was eight. The garden was long and thin, so it was perfect for us to play cricket in. We'd use a crate as the wicket. We broke quite a few windows.
I read the Guardian when I can get it, but I have to admit I mostly turn to the sport.
Once you get on the pitch you know you've got a job to do.
It's definitely good to play out of my comfort zone, especially in the Sydney Premier League which is one of the toughest leagues in the world.
Naturally, any time that our national team beats Australia is pleasing but the first time we beat them in 10 years at Stratford in 2005 was a day I'll never forget.
It's not that there has never been a keen following for women's cricket in India.
I love the multi-format series. Within it they've found a way to retain Test matches and England v Australia in the Test arena, they were always my favourite matches to play in.
Kohli scores so freely. He's like Joe Root in that before you know it, he's on 30 off 20 balls. He is also the master of the chase - he calculates so the risks so perfectly.
As part of the England women's cricket team, we had our own rickety period at the end of 2005 through to the beginning of 2007. Learning from our mistakes, by 2009 we were the best team in the world.
Back in 2005, we lost in the semi-final of the World Cup and that was a great learning curve for the team. It gave us a goal and even more of a hunger to win the World Cup, so we went away and set ourselves a long-term plan to do it.
It's about who holds their nerve under pressure.
There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.
We believe that we can win no matter what situation.
I think it's always really important in broadcast to be able to get different views across and not just go down one route, because that's essentially journalism.
It's about being true to who you are as a person. For example, I'm not going to shy away from an opinion because I have played cricket, whereas other women who haven't played cricket might be more journalistic about their approach.
I haven't played men's Test cricket, I've played women's Test cricket.
Playing cricket has given me an excellent opportunity to get fit and healthy, meet people of similar interests, integrate with people of different backgrounds and see the world.
People say that because I'm short I get a lot more skid off the pitch.
It would be great to see more Asian women playing cricket at every level.
I'd like to thank my family and friends for their continual support over the years and to all those involved in helping me develop as a cricketer of which there are too many to mention.
When we won the 2009 World Cup in Australia, we flew economy, shared hotel rooms and had a 10:45 P.M. curfew.
I do speak a bit of Bengali.
I prioritise different things at different times, so when a cricket tour is coming up, cricket takes priority. But then there are times when I need to focus on my studies. I think it's good to have a balance.
In 2015, I was privileged to host the first ever televised Women's Test match during the 2015 Women's Ashes on Sky Sports, which saw every game covered of the multi-format series.
I've always been an England fan. I was born and bred here.
As an athlete there are times in your career where, during a game, any decision you make seems to be the right one. The bowler bowls where you want, you don't have to think and you are so 'in the zone' that you are not aware of anything else around you.
People in the U.K. should support who they want to but I would like them to think that playing for England is an option.
From playing cricket in a boys team I had to learn quite quickly how to handle them and I've always felt quite comfortable in that environment. Because I feel comfortable, I'd like to think they do too.
Many England girls have grown up playing men's cricket and trained in county men's academies, so they've faced 70-80 mph bowling. So when it comes to the women's game you have a 75mph bowler who's not as tall and not getting as much bounce, you feel more assured.
In Twenty20, because of the pace of the game, everyone is constantly involved in the field, you have to work as a team covering each other, there's no time to take your eye off the ball.
My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.
I don't have much knowledge about Indian culture, but I try to keep a tab of what's happening down here.
As a pundit, it's important to tell the viewer something they might not know, be unbiased and not sit on the fence.
T20 is fast-paced and a wonderful vehicle to attract wider audience. On a technical level, it probably has impacted Test cricket.
I do love the Ashes and some of my best memories are from Ashes cricket. I just wish we'd played a few more Test matches.
That's how cricket should be broadcast. Ball-by-ball calling is important but you've got to be lighthearted like you're down the pub with your mates.
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