Cricket Quotes
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My caddy today was a Scot and he told me that he was cheering for Australia, which I thought was a bit harsh. But generally I've been amazed at how many people have come up to me here in Scotland and said: 'I've never really watched cricket before, but I was hooked all summer.' It's great.
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The last positive thing England did for cricket was to invent it.
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I do love cricket - it's so very English.
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Potentially the single greatest private sector investment in cricket since the Kerry Packer revolution 28 years ago.
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Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.
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Like in the Packer era, West Indies cricket at its very best has been undervalued and its players underpaid. Like Packer, Stanford is a visionary putting money where his mouth is.
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Sachin is cricket's God.
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I became a professional cricket teacher about 20 years ago. I had a son born to me when I was 50, and I thought, he needs someone to bowl to him.
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My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.
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I am happy that we are not favorites. To be very honest it's big pressure of being favorites. We were not favorites last time (in 2011) too but we played excellent cricket. Similarly this time, there are teams which play on those bouncy wickets like Australia and South Africa, and are probably bigger favorites than us. But we hope that with the type of resources we have we can do well.
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India Are Playing Very Good Cricket Under The Leadership Of MS Dhoni.
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2-0 is a cricket score in Italy
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Well, all cricket invites attention.
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We tried not to be too greedy, and to play smart cricket and take it deep. It sets it up nicely for the group stages.
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Cricket to us was more than play, it was a worship in the summer sun.
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The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
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Sourav has got a huge role to play in Indian cricket and its success. I hope certainly that he gets back in there because he is a hell of a good player and he still has got too much to offer to Indian cricket.
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Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.
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I was happy with the umpiring in India last year, New Zealand is OK these days, and the only real area of concern is Pakistan. They seem to have a chip on their shoulders about their cricket there.
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The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.
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Cricket - a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity.
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You're always under pressure, that's what life is about. That is what playing international cricket or being a professional sportsman is.
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I’ve coached for 20 years and I’ve never worked harder. I’m getting too old for this. I’m 55. I should be in Barbados watching cricket.
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We are looking forward to the World Cup also. We hope the big event would do a lot of good for the cricket at grass roots level.
