A Quote by Mohammad Azharuddin
Cricket was a splendid chapter of my life; indeed, it made me what I am today. However, cricket alone isn't the only flavour of life. Sometimes, indeed, we tend to take sports too seriously and life too casually.
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To be a commentator, you must have a life outside cricket, too. If cricket is all that you know, then you would not be a great commentator.
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When you are living alone then you tend to take life casually.
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