Top 561 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Cricketers

You don't need a group of superstars, you need a team working together to bring you better results.

Respecting every individual is very important. It starts with respecting elders regardless of profession.

Everyone makes mistakes; it's about the way you respond to it that's really important.

In bowlers' meetings we talk a lot about patience here in India. You need that more than anywhere in the world. Outfields are fast, pitches are slow, the ball gets soft. Bowlers are more crucial than batters.

There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families' and the country's economic development. A girl's lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and well-being of her children.

My parents split up when I was 16, and, while Mum came to a few Tests, Dad didn't make many. So I was glad he was at Lord's.

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.

Cricket is not gender biased. It isn't that men's cricket is different and women's a different one.

Moin Bhai has played a significant role in my career and I am thankful to him for where I am today.

It's better to enjoy life - selection is a temporary thing.

What mistake all of us make when we are talking about a particular cricketer is that we say they are trying too much, the control is not there, there is no patience. These are cliched terms.

I am not too much into Netflix and Amazon because spending quality time with family is more valuable.

When I am batting on the crease, I am the boss.

I didn't wear a helmet because I wanted to show that the bowler wasn't intimidating me, and also that's just the way I liked to bat.

No dream is ever chased alone.

To me, Shane Warne is a great turner of the ball. I like his aggressive attitude, I love the way he attacks batsmen, and I give him 100 per cent for that, as not enough spinners bowl with that approach, but in my estimation, Subhash Gupte was a better leg-spinner.

Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart, a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference.

Racism is not only in football, it's in cricket too. Even within teams as a black man, I get the end of the stick. Black and powerful. Black and proud.

Redemption in Christ should give the artistically gifted not only a new orientation and a new sense of purpose, but also a new vision of reality, seeing the world through the eyes of faith, looking at the human condition through the eyes of Christ.

I am keen on helping Indian bowlers but I am not seeking a full-time role. But yes I am really keen on helping out pace bowlers across the world.

Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake.

Comparisons are really no good in sport, especially if it is a comparison between different eras and generations, for there are so many variables that come into play, starting from the quality of the opposition to playing conditions.

If you get on the radio, people hear it, they buy the record. If you get on Spotify playlist nowadays, people hear it, they buy the record.

Every ball went exactly where I wanted it to go until the ball that got me out

I'll pay to watch MS Dhoni Bat. Dhoni is not the next Gilchrist. He's the first MS Dhoni.

I am Tamil, Sinhalese, Muslim and Burgher. I am a Buddhist, a Hindu, a follower of Islam and Christianity. I am today, and always, proudly Sri Lankan.

I can't really say I'm batting badly. I'm not batting long enough to be batting badly

Away series are always the hardest to win.

If you can't laugh at yourself or take any type of criticism or comment about yourself, I think it's more of a reflection of you.

Square cuts which ordinarily would have flashed to the boundary earned only two, and I believe that those two innings would have been worth 150 apiece in a county match.

Worship is a response to greatness. A man does not become a worshipper merely by saying, "Now I shall become a worshipper." That is impossible. That cannot be done. A man becomes a worshipper when he sees something great that calls forth his admiration or his worship. That is the only way worshippers are made. Worship answers to greatness.

When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it, then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague then bat.

There are no fears out there. There is nothing we cannot handle. It is just how we prepare ourselves mentaly and physically.

The other advantage England have got when Phil Tufnell is bowling is that he isn't fielding

All you can take with you is that which you've given away.

They asked me what I wanted to call my autobiography. I suggested: The Definitive Volume on the Finest Bloody Fast Bowler That Ever Drew Breath.

When there is blood on the street, I am buying.

The pain of discipline is nothing like the pain of disappointment

A grandma is old on the outside and young on the inside.

The first time you face up to a googly you're going to be in trouble if you've never faced one before

I've been a loyal person all my life and I'd like to finish my career here

Willpower is breath and heartbeat of life; Life blooms in the girdle of taut willpower.

The coolest man in world cricket MS Dhoni delivers when it most matters!

Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts. Right thoughts produce right actions.

Tendulkar is a world class player and a great ambassador for the game. As a youngster I watched the games and that's where all my dreams started. You watch Tendulkar on TV and you think that I want to be like that one day

I don't think we really measured the enormity of the whole occasion. I'm very, very surprised. We never expected it. When I set out in May we didn't realise how big this was. Only now have we realised the importance of this. [on the 2005 Ashes win

He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also.

Hotel Food !!, If i eat i will get Obesity, if i don't eat i will get Acidity...WHAT THE F...O...O...D...!!

The reason why Indian bowling has done exceptionally well in this World Cup is MS Dhoni. When we wrote them off, he kept supporting them. When they were struggling, only he was standing by his bowlers.

There will never be another Sachin Tendulkar.

Call me 'Tuk-Tuk', and keep saying it, but remember I am the captain of Pakistan.

I don't know an England player who could fix a light bulb, let alone a match

Socialism is workable only in heaven where it isn't needed, and in hell where they've got it.

I do need a bit of a trim but I'm a bit nervous about getting it cut

I've got five months of aggression saved up, and I'll try and use that in a positive manner. I'll be aggressive, but in a controlled way.

What do you think this is, a f****** tea party? No you can't have a f****** glass of water, you can f****** wait like the rest of us.

A promise kept is trust coming to life. A promise kept is more powerful than a good intention, a thought or any material comfort. A promise kept tells the other person they are valued, respected and loved.

If you start a chocolate company, you can't compete with Cadbury in the first ten years because they are a big company.

How many diamonds can you retrieve from one single mine; there has to be an end somewhere. I don't see any natural fast bowler after me.

At the moment, we don't deserve international cricket in our country. The security situation is poor here.