Cricket Quotes
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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.
Benjamin Lloyd Stormont Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft
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My job is to perform, enjoy cricket and thank God for whatever he has given me.
Suresh Raina
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The elements are cricket's presiding geniuses.
Neville Cardus
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Cricket to us was more than play, it was a worship in the summer sun.
Edmund Blunden
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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.
Richie Benaud
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Sending us Ebola bombs in the form of sweaty Glaswegians just isn't cricket.
Katie Hopkins
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In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.
Alastair Cook
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The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.
Richie Benaud
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I think the more cricket you play, the more you will learn about yourself and learn about life in general.
Amir Mohamed
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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.
Eddie Jones
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He's very competitive and knows what he wants. He has developed toughness in character and that is what is needed for Indian cricket. Ganguly has proved to be one of the best captains. He has now acquired great leadership qualities.
Steve Waugh
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A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.
Richie Benaud
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No matter how much cricket you have played you are always learning.
Alastair Cook
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There is a need for education at a systematic level. Just as there is an emphasis on education around anti-doping or anti-corruption, the same emphasis must be given to educating the youth on anti-racism in order to help young cricketers understand diversity in cricket and adapt early on
Darren Sammy
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Our cricket is too gentle - all of it.
Alec Stewart
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We'll just wait and see. If it gets out of hand it gets out of hand, we're just here to play cricket.
Andrew Symonds
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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.
Alastair Cook
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If we broaden the audience for cricket, more people will be interested in all forms, then TV rights and sponsors and crowds will follow.
Andrew Strauss
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Cricket more than any other game is inclined towards sentimentalism and cant.
Neville Cardus
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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.
Brian Lara
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The laws of cricket tell of the English love of compromise between a particular freedom and a general orderliness, or legality.
Neville Cardus
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I told another ESPN friend here, I love all sports. I can't think of any I don't love. I've even come to appreciate cricket. Maybe I could play a sportswriter. I don't know. Anything in the sports realm is appealing.
Sean Astin
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He will come out fighting but if he does retire, I would like to think he will be rewarded with an MBE for services to cricket.
Alec Stewart
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I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.
Satya Nadella