Cricket
In spite of recent jazzed-up one-day matches, cricket to be fully appreciated demands leisure, some sunny warm days and an understanding of its finer points.
Author: J. B. PriestleyTopics: Appreciated, Cricket, Demands, Famous, Leisure, Matches, Points, Understanding
And I don’t watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test?
Author: Thierry HenryTopics: Cricket, Famous, Feelings, Meaningful, Requires, Watch, Work
Cricket is a self-sustaining industry; but corporates need to realise that other sports don’t have that luxury. This is the time when they need to invest, and keep the faith. Every sport has the potential to create world champions. Imagine India as a country full of world champions. Why imagine? Let’s just make it happen.
Author: Gagan NarangTopics: Aspirations, Corporate world, Country, Creating, Cricket, Faith, Famous, India, Invest, Non-cricket sports, Potential., Realize, Sports, World Champion
People need to take as much interest in other sports as they take in cricket, and that’s where we come across a vicious cycle of performance, sponsorship, recognition, jobs and TV visibility. It’s a typical chicken-and-egg story; each one is directly related to the other without an answer for what comes first.
Author: Gagan NarangTopics: Cricket, Eggs, Famous, Jobs, Non-cricket sports, Performance, Recognition, Sponsorship, Sports, TV visibility
To compare Olympic sport with cricket would not be fair. Years back, cricket was a sport only for the classes, and we will also have to make other sports masses from classes like cricket.
Author: Gagan NarangTopics: Class, Comparing, Cricket, Famous, Olympics, Sports, Unfair, Years
Cricket pays well, so a lot of people are naturally drawn towards the game. But to carve a niche in non-cricket sports is not easy. So state governments need to be proactive. Indians need to be made aware of the power of an Olympic medal. It should be treated at par with an Oscars or a Nobel Prize.
Author: Gagan NarangTopics: Comparing, Cricket, Famous, Games, Governments, Nobel prize, Olympic medal, Oscars, Proactive, Sports
You know when you go to Australia you will get sledged. That’s the fun of the game.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Australia, Cricket, Famous, Fun, Game, Sledging
When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket… Name any sport, and I played it.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Athletics, Basketball, Coordination, Cricket, Endurance, Famous, Football, Kids, Physical activities, Sports
When I came into Test cricket, I was good but not as good as I am now.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Cricket, Development, Evolution, Experts, Famous, Perfection, Personal Growth, Self-Improvement, Test Match
The more cricket you play in your head, the less you perform on the field. So let cricket, the sport, be on the field.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Concentration, Cricket, Famous, Fields, Focus, Imagination, Perform, Physical activities, Sport, Visualize
Quite honestly, cricket is same at all levels. It’s a game of bat and ball.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Ball, Bat, Cricket, Famous, Honestly, Level, Rules, Similarity, Teamwork
I’ve been consistent in all the three formats, and that’s what I want to do as a cricketer.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Achievement, Consistency, Consistent, Cricket, Cricketer, Famous, Format, Success, Versatility
I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Achievement, Cricket, Famous, Inspiration, Legacy, Performance, Proud, Records, Retire, Runs, Score, Serve
I totally enjoyed playing in Australia. I think they play very tough cricket, and the brand of cricket they play is very strong.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Australia, Brand, Cricket, Cricket Equipment, Cricket Tactics, Enjoyed, Famous, International Cricket, Playing, Tough
I spent a lot of time with Rahul Dravid, working on my game and chatting about cricket. He helped me a lot in the games I played for India ‘A.’
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Chatting, Cricket, Cricket Coaching, Dedication, Famous, Games, India, Inspiration, Leaders, Legend, Mentorship, Motivation, Sportsmanship
I respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it’s not so different.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Cricket, Famous, International, Knowledge, Learned, Professional Cricket, Realized, Test, Test Match
I have had to work really hard at white-ball cricket. It doesn’t come naturally to me, I was a slow batsman; I worked hard on my game and fitness.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Batsman, Concentration, Cricket, Famous, Fitness, Hard Work, Naturally, Practice, Self-Improvement, White-ball cricket
I have always enjoyed keeping wickets, as it is something that comes very naturally to me.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Cricket, Enjoying, Famous, Naturally, Something, Wicket keeping
I got some time off from international cricket so I could come back to India and reflect on what was not going right for me.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Career, Cricket, Evaluation, Famous, India, International, Life, Management, Mental Health, Performance, Personal Development, Reflection, Self-Reflection, Stress
I enjoy wicket-keeping in the shorter format. I think when we are bowling first, it gives me an idea of how the wicket is behaving.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Batting, Behaving, Bowling, Cricket, Famous, Field positioning, Format, Strategy
Growing up, I played on matting wickets. I always enjoyed the pace and bounce and somewhere that has a big role or big effect on your game.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Batting, Bounce, Cricket, Effect, Famous, Game, Growing up, Personal Enjoyment, Teamwork
Fortunately, I got to play some India ‘A’ games, and some games where the pressure was a little less, so that I can focus on my skill and my technique.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Concentration, Cricket, Famous, Focus, Games, India, Skill, Technique
Batting with Dhoni is always a dream for me.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Batting, Cricket, Dhoni, Dream, Famous, Sportsmanship
After junior cricket, if the team wanted me to keep in a one-off/odd match or if anyone got injured, I was up for it. I kept in One-dayers and T20s.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Cricket, Famous, Injured, Junior, Match, Substitute player, Team, Wanted
You have to be mentally strong to succeed in cricket, especially at the international level.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Cricket, Famous, International, Level, Mentally Strong, Sport, Succeed, Successful
Cricket is a sport that teaches you a lot about life, including teamwork, discipline, and perseverance.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Cricket, Discipline, Famous, Inspirational, Life, Perseverance, Sport, Teachings, Teamwork
I believe in playing aggressive cricket but not at the cost of the team’s interests.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Aggressive, Believe, Cricket, Famous, Interest, Playing, Teams
Mistakes are a part of life and cricket. We learn from them and move on.
Author: K. L. RahulTopics: Cricket, Famous, Learning, Life, Mistakes, Moving on
If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.
Author: G. M. Trevelyan
Topics: Burnt, Capable, Cricket, Famous, French noblesse, Inspirational, Never, Peasants, Playing
In those days, before it became scientific, cricket was the best game in the world to watch, with its rapid sequence of amusing incidents, each ball a potential crisis!
Author: G. M. Trevelyan
Topics: Ball, Best, Cricket, Crisis, Experiences, Famous, Game, Past, Potential, Scientific, World
Village cricket spread fast through the land.
Author: G. M. TrevelyanTopics: Cricket, Famous, Fast, Land, Spread, Villages