Top 268 Batting Quotes & Sayings

You don't win games by batting long periods of time.

I'm not a cleanup hitter. I'm just batting fourth.

Someone enjoys your batting, and someone, your humour. Since I'm not batting any longer, I can at least say some words, so people enjoy and give me compliments, too.

Virat Kohli is an ODI batting legend

I have to be flexible in my role, batting and bowling.

I have been pretty free-flowing in my batting. I have not let situations change my batting around too much.

When you are asked to open the batting in overcast conditions, it is a challenge.

When I first became captain the job was new and refreshing and didn't affect my batting. I was still in the same mental pattern I had had for 10 years; batting came first and captaincy fitted in with that.

I've seen batting all over the world. And in other countries too

We're not going to have a perfect batting average and it's important that Americans understand that.

I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.

Personally, I am not thinking about batting only at No. 4. I want to be someone who is very flexible batting at any number or if you go into any situation you should be able to grab that opportunity and make the best use of it.

I have my own batting style and don't want to be compared with Kohli.

I look to improve every time I play, whether batting or bowling.

Ballplayers who are first to the dining room are usually last in batting averages.

I have natural talent when it comes to batting.

When the leaves turn brown, I'll be wearing the batting crown

I just enjoy batting, scoring runs, and contributing for my team.

Yes, outside India, my batting performances have been highlighted more.

As for my batting, the best part about it is I have never changed it. I have never changed my thinking, I have never changed my batting style.

Technically your best player should be batting at No. 3.

It's important to train even if you're not batting. You just have to do that routine every time.

You have to always work on your batting as you are never perfect. I am working on my batting every day and trying to perfect a few shots that will help me score all around the world.

My batting took some time to develop - I was batting at No. 10 initially but my bowling took off.

Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.

There's a difference between batting at number four position and batting in the lower order.

As a batting captain, you do have to earn bowlers' trust, especially when it comes to fields.

I love batting at four.

The longer I live, the longer I realize that batting is more a mental matter than it is physical. The ability to grasp the bat, swing at the proper time, take a proper stance; all these are elemental. Batting is rather a study in psychology, a sizing up of a pitcher and catcher and observing little details that are of immense importance. It's like the study of crime, the work of a detective as he picks up clues.

When rain is around, the team batting second gets a huge advantage.

I do enjoy batting - if the bowling's not quick!

I enjoy batting practice before the games.

What gets lost is we wouldn't be who we are and as successful as we have been if we didn't have a decent batting average.

What I seek is the highest possible batting average.

I know about winning batting titles.

I'd say that probably 95 per cent of batting is mental and decision-making.

I personally decided that I will practice batting in Australia.

God isn't really interested in our batting averages.

At first I didn't realize that I had fractured my thumb amidst the momentum of batting.

If you want to learn batting, bat with MS Dhoni.

It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

I've always said, even batting leadoff, that I want to be a dangerous hitter.

I will go with my batting because India is a country full of batsmen and whoever scores runs is more famous, as the team is known for its batting.

I have to thank batting coach Sanjay Bangar for providing valuable inputs. He gave me honest feedback about how poorly I was batting and what were the aspects I needed to focus on.

My batting mentality is to see the ball and hit it. I don't know what bowlers see while batting.

Batting with Dhoni is always a dream for me.

If I had to last 20 years, I would probably be batting in a wheelchair.

Maybe I'm delusional but I'm usually funny. It's not 100% but I have a pretty good batting average.

I was so happy to be out of there. “Barabas, if you weren’t batting for the other team, I’d marry you.” He grinned. “If I weren’t batting for the other team, I would accept your proposal. You had me at ‘No comment.’ If all my clients were this smart, my life would be much easier. Much, much easier.

I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.

We are all really working hard to improve our batting.

Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.

If you're batting and you go off on one it can't really help you.

I think the more you practise batting, follow the drills, the better you get.

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

I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.

Life is much like batting, treating every ball on merit.

When it comes to batting, I have a lot of expectations from myself.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.