Gautam Gambhir Quotes

Of course, every batsman gets out. I know that. It is almost inevitable that no matter what you do, you will get out at some point or the other.

Like an author, a cricketer signs his name on every innings he bats or bowls in; indeed for every cricket ball that challenges him on the field.

When I was growing up, we would play a 10-over or 15-over game, and the asking-rate would always be high, and I would end up scoring 30 or 40 runs in 15 balls, so I built that mindset right from the beginning and still continue to bat in the same manner.

You see teams buy a lot of batsmen for a lot of money because they are good batsmen. But you also need good bowlers to get them out or contain the runs.

I try to keep the ball up to the bat, and I usually get the ball to outswing, so I get wickets like that.

When you create pressure in the previous over for your partner to strike, it is sometimes as satisfying as picking up a wicket yourself.

What I'd really like to give a try is cricket, because I grew up playing American baseball.

When I grew up, I tried to score off every ball, be it a 10-over-match, a 20-over, or even a Test match. If I stay in the wicket for, say, about 30 minutes, I want to make the most of it and score maximum runs possible. You never know when you get out; try to score as much possible before that.

When I play a cover-drive, I play it to score runs.

The wickets in England are very helpful to me.

I have always enjoyed keeping wickets, as it is something that comes very naturally to me.

My favourite sport's cricket and one of the key things in cricket is to know when to declare.

Bowlers have to accept they will go for runs sometimes.

I like to take wickets and see wickets and chances and I think in T20 cricket you have to risk a boundary to take a wicket.

I always believe I will take wickets.

Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock were my heroes, so I thought averaging 22 or 23 and taking five-wicket hauls was normal.

Cricket is very simple... you play till you can sustain.

I always breathe cricket.

I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.

Square cuts which ordinarily would have flashed to the boundary earned only two, and I believe that those two innings would have been worth 150 apiece in a county match.

Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

I just play because I love playing and I try and take as many wickets as I can.

There are very rare occasions when you get a good wicket to bat on, but whatever wicket you get, you have to play at least 20 overs for your side.

I don't like half-volleys being driven for four.

During the peak of my career, I used to pick the ball as soon it was released from the bowler's hands. And I hit the ball through the line.