Top 116 Quotes & Sayings by MS Dhoni - Page 2

Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many.

I have more than I will ever need for one life.

Even when you bowl a bad over, try to restrict it in between 15-18 runs, because if you go higher than that, it has a bigger impact on the game.

As a skipper, when you try to manipulate the field, you need to see the strengths of the fast bowlers.

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 field for 50 overs only, while in Test cricket, there may be a situation that a team might bat for one-and-a-half to two days.

Nobody wants to really play bad cricket.

What captains want is players who move well in the field.

I love my country. I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order.

Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.

The more allrounders you have, the more difficult it becomes for the opposition. The reason being, if you have players who can bat and bowl, and if they are proper allrounders - they may be spinning or fast-bowling allrounders - they add to the strength of the team.

I don't believe in calling someone and having a big chat, because that puts a lot of added pressure on them. If somebody is doing something or involved in fielding practice, then a little chit-chat at that time helps because it's informal and doesn't add any pressure.

One-day cricket is about aggression and flair, but Test cricket is a different ball game. One has to struggle through the hard periods initially and then look on to get a respectable score on the board.

You go through tough times. What I personally believe in is you should forget the stats. But also, it pushes you to see the areas where you have to work on to be a consistent team.

I like to make statements on the field.

The cameras used to pass by me; now they're stopping for me.

Till the 10th standard, I was quite good - I got 66% that year. After my 10th, I got really involved with cricket, so I didn't have any time to study. And my parents didn't push me, either, which was very good for me.

The reason why people love T20 is the sixes and fours.

You can't take any team lightly.

You need to perform consistently, and if you're raising the standard, you have to stand by it. You have to keep on doing well.

We have always made sure that players who have played for CSK, even those who came from other franchises for whatever reason, have performed well.

Strong characters are needed in the game.

I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me.

I like to stay away from the game when I am not playing it.

After the first ball is bowled, it's only chaos. What you are trying to do is you're trying to manage the chaos. It's not like a script that happens.

You can't make three or four spinners bowl the exact number of overs. You don't see the number of overs bowled by them before you make a bowling change; you see who looks effective and make a bowling change.

A lot of things have changed since I made my debut in 2004. The way cricket is played has changed. The kind of players that are coming in the Indian team are drastically different than what we were used to. My role is quite the same. You only evolve with time, and that's what I am trying to do.

Making important medicine more available and affordable is a great thing for the country, and Netmeds is one the mainstays in the space. They have a long legacy in the pharma business, and they are making it easier for people to stay healthy.

Run Adam will play a significant role in aspiring sportspersons' life to achieve their dreams.

I am touched by the admiration and ovation I receive from CSK fans, which will always remain close to my heart.

The biggest problem is when a player asks a captain why he is not playing but does not want an honest answer.

In Test matches, you have to play consistent cricket for a period of time.

If you keep winning, you don't know the areas you've to work hard.

One thing about our country that is constant is cricket.

In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.

You don't need to spoon-feed bowlers at the international level.

Our biggest strength has always been the fans. All over, wherever we have gone, CSK has got support.

Frankly, I never thought that I would represent my country one day.

Whether a player has played one match or a hundred, we should give him respect for what he has achieved and leave it at that.

You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to be a global sport when it comes to participation.

I feel some of the sides are blessed when it comes to having allrounders.

My dad and my brother were more keen on football, but I used to play canvas-ball cricket while at school in Ranchi, and we would have cricket coaching camps in the summer vacations. That's how I started.

I'm a person who lives very in the moment.

Please criticize me, but how can you accuse me of something like fixing a cricket game after all that the game has given me.

Cricketers have a very short shelf life. On an average, you make money through cricket for five years, but you need to survive for sixty years.

Nobody really wants to bowl a bad over, but if it happens, the individual is more disappointed than anyone else in the stadium or the team. Ideally, it is best to leave him to this thoughts and then have a chat with him after the team is back at the hotel when he will be less frustrated and more accepting.

I never thought of playing for any other franchise other than CSK. Chennai is my second home. Fans here have adopted me as one of their own.

It doesn't matter which year a player is born in, whether you are 19 or 20 - you have to be agile. You have to accept your shortcomings.

Let me tell you, it is an absolute lie that I told a probe panel that Meiyappan was only a cricket enthusiast. All I said is he had nothing to do with the team's on-field cricketing decisions. I can't even pronounce the word 'enthusiast.'

You need more individuals who can do more than one job in the field. Especially if all of them are good fielders and if they can contribute with bat and ball if needed. Just adds to the strength of the side.

India-Pakistan matches always capture the imagination of people from either side.

I think it is always a challenge when you go and play abroad. You are competing against the home team, and they know the conditions well. Their fast bowlers always know which length to bowl and also the areas in which they need to bowl.

I care most about how people live their lives, what choices they make, and how they get the best from themselves.

When I'm at home, I love playing action-oriented computer games.

If the batsman is playing good shots, you accept it, but it is important that we bowl according to what the plan is and not go off it.

I don't like discussing cricket off the field.

Sometimes in T20, you need to bowl only one over, and once the captain has given you that one over, irrespective of whether it is good or bad, that one over is out of the equation. That actually helps you, that one over. By the time the batsman figures out what you are trying to do, you get rid of one over.