Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by K. L. Rahul - Page 2

I have to be patient, keep performing, and be consistent.

You need to be ready to bat, whatever you are given; you have to take what is thrown at you.

I can get runs much faster if I stay there in the middle to give bowlers more time and cushion.

Each time I go back to bat, I will want to get more and more runs.

The gap between first-class and international is mostly on the mental aspect.

As a team, you try to win - you try to push in as many overs you can - but that's how it's played.

While growing up, I used to go to the beach, as I used to find peace there.

I have had to work really hard at white-ball cricket. It doesn't come naturally to me, I was a slow batsman; I worked hard on my game and fitness.

The dream of every kid is to play for the country, and I am no different.

I got some time off from international cricket so I could come back to India and reflect on what was not going right for me.

About wicket-keeping, I have enjoyed whatever little bit I could do and contribute for RCB.

Batting with Dhoni is always a dream for me.

If you are feeling light, and you are not feeling tired in your body, you can obviously concentrate more.

I have always been someone who takes things as they comes.

The more cricket you play in your head, the less you perform on the field. So let cricket, the sport, be on the field.

Where I play is not for me to decide.

My only sentiment is to win.

I never played for numbers.

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

Having to play Test matches for a month and then switch to T20s in five days is not easy, but that's the kind of challenge I love to face.

I am only trying to improve as a player with each tournament, each game, each opportunity.

I enjoy wicket-keeping in the shorter format. I think when we are bowling first, it gives me an idea of how the wicket is behaving.

I'm not a person that sets a long-term goal. My goals are on an everyday basis.

Virat has helped me with my preparation, mindset, and he has given me a lot of confidence.

There are only a few times in a batsman's life when he gets really eager: when you want to get off the mark or when you are approaching 100 or 200.

No matter how well I have taken care of my body, I have been injured a few times, which is very unfortunate and which is very disappointing. But each time, I have come back, I have come back stronger, and I have come back hungrier.

Sometimes, you tend to hold back, maybe because you have lost a few wickets or something. But when I bat, I'm never shy of doing what my mind says.

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 set till the end, you can do the most damage.

Whenever I get opportunities at the top of the order, that's the position I enjoy.

I obviously respect the opportunity I have got to play for the country.

Nobody wants to lose game.

For somebody like me who doesn't bowl, it's important to contribute in the field, and I've worked hard on that, slip catching.

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

I had to prepare hard for number four because that's not where I batted all my life.

I've been consistent in all the three formats, and that's what I want to do as a cricketer.

When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket... Name any sport, and I played it.

I respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it's not so different.

I don't really have routines or follow what my coaches tell me or how people want me to be: this stereotypical 'sleep on time and set good examples' person. I don't really know what setting a good example is.

2018 was magical for me as far as IPL is concerned.

I always knew I had the game to do well in every format. It was just a matter of time.