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I regularly watch the scorecards of all Ranji matches.
No cricket team in the world depends on one or two players. The team always plays to win.
Pakistan would be confident after their series win over England. The series will be a very close and good contest and if all the players play to their potential we're in for some wonderful cricket.
If u can't get along with Dravid, u're struggling in life
As a spinner, you need to be very precise in Australia. Every run you give must be on your own terms.
When you are on the field as a captain, the mind is always working. You cannot relax at any point of time. You are always focussing on what is going to be the next move, what if it doesn't work, what if the situation changes and you have to change your plan.
If the owner of a franchise is approached and promised good money for his team to lose an irrelevant game, he tells his players to lose the game and they don't care because they get paid huge amounts anyway.
England's always expecting. No wonder they call her the Mother Country
It is impossible for forward play to be quite as safe as back play, because there must be a moment when the ball is out of sight.
Sachin Tendulkar has often reminded me of a veteran army colonel who has many medals on his chest to show how he has conquered bowlers all over the world.
I'd urge any kid to want to play Test cricket.
I speak Tamil well and I am proud to be living as a Tamil. but above it all, I am very proud Indian!
Sourav Ganguly is the new Steve Waugh of mind games.
My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was good enough. You have got to believe you are good enough, otherwise there is no point to it.
I like to play test cricket. It is really challenging, because you need to really score runs, stay in the wicket and continue for five days.
The game of cricket existed long before I was born. It will be played centuries after my demise. During my career I was privileged to give the public my interpretation of its character in the same way that a pianist might interpret the works of Beethoven.
I won the glare with the bowler every time, because I knew that at some time he was going to have to turn around and go back to his mark.
I was feeling pretty good out there in the middle when I went in, but it was one of those things - sometimes you get a really good ball. If it gets you out you just have to forget about it and make sure you do the hard work out there next time you get in.
I think it is more important to adjust mentally than technically. What happens at No 3 is that you have to be very careful with your shot selection than at No 5.
Lots of times I was out through forcing the game.
I cannot let this opportunity pass without placing on record how much I have enjoyed my cricket with Kent.
Self-belief is the key to success and that has helped me. So I will put in all my efforts in the manner I know. If it works, it is great and if it doesn't it's still great as I know I have put in all my effort.
Until we can get people who are willing to play for West Indies in the right way, I think that we're going to be struggling for a long time.
I think cricket is generally known as a very old and traditional sport.
Cricketers like Jadeja come once in a lifetime, and I am sorry he didn’t play in my time. Could have added a few more cheap wickets to my tally.
Growing up, you look at guys like Jeff Thomson as heroes, so going past him is pretty special.
We've made three World T20 finals and won one - that's not by power-hitting. We've beaten the power-hitting sides quite easily and convincingly in all of those tournaments.
When Test cricket is good, it's amazing, the best, even if it is more taxing on the body and is a lot more mentally taxing.
A cricketer's life is a life of splendid freedom, healthy effort, endless variety, and delightful good fellowship.
On the ground, I am a professional cricketer - I don't need to wear lipstick. If I want to look good, I know when to wear make-up. I do not accept it being put on my face when I am wearing the India kit.
Willpower is the fuel that runs human life; Like a driver in a computer application, Or Operating System in cyber programme, Willpower works life to performances; Life is deadwood; life, robust carrion, Without willpower in bright flame within.
Obviously, I did not start my Test career too well. With the bat, I was probably not quite ready to play at that stage. I was happy to go back to first-class system and learn my game a bit more, honing my skills, particularly my defence and patience.
That contest between bat and ball, we don't want to lose that or get further away from that even contest.
Usmanov has got loads of money - we know that from his wealth.
I feel like weed is still taboo enough to be cool but not taboo enough that you have to totally hide it, which is like a pretty good place for an entity to be at.
Harder he works, the luckier he gets.
I build myself up with confidence with aggression, and confidence to control the game. If you're the bowler and you've got the ball in your hand you're controlling the game, so you've got to make sure the batsmen knows who's boss.
In my culture we just say f**k off.
Nothing bad can happen to us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it.
Against spin, my god, he is really a murderer
People are like sticks of dynamite. The power is on the inside, but nothing happens until the fuse gets lit.
There are always going to be critics. But I have got to go out there and do my job.
One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is the number of people it touches, many times in ways you'll never know.
Even though Sachin is great, I have always found Rahul more solid and hard to get out. He has a solid defense and plays less shots than others. When a batsman plays less shots then it is tough to get him as he makes less mistakes.
Sachin Tendulkar the best yesterday, today and forever
Postmodernism has not overcome the problems of modernism, but only compounded them with a dosis of cynicism, relativism and indifference.
When you were playing cricket non-stop without a break, relentlessly, then these breaks really help you.
India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.
Sugar Breeze, my favourite restaurant in Antigua, serves the best local food, while my local golf club, Cedar Valley, is where I always go for a drink.
I support Real Madrid. I'm a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.
It has been an honour to lead Pakistan at the highest level.
The one thing you can't do is get carried away with that pace and bounce. There's a temptation to charge in and just slam the ball into the pitch and you can end up bowling too short. You still have to bowl the right length so that you threaten to take wickets.
We can always create more inventory. You don't just turn people away. The challenge is finding new ways to accommodate people.
Dream big dreams, but never forget that realistic short-term goals are the keys to your success.
For me, the most comforting thing is that the team management thinks I am comfortable in any position I am assigned. They trust me so much and if they give me responsibility of batting in a particular position I also respond positively to it.
I wasn't the most prodigiously talented cricketer in Karnataka, let alone India. Some of my team-mates in my school team could hit the ball cleaner than I do. I had to work through that lack of talent, so to speak, that lack of natural flair. Runs never came easy for me.
I was always pretty interested in my history. Not just the history of the Caribbean, the history of my people, but all walks of life.
I think it was Under-16 when I started really focusing on bowling and trying to work out how I was going to go about my bowling and that sort of thing.
I should like to say that good batsman are born, not made; but my long experience comes up before me, and tells me that it is not so.
Eoin Morgan and Joe Root have a really calm and open changing room. There's no tension there. You don't have to be walking on egg shells around any of the players.