Prithvi Shaw Quotes

In terms of pace, every captain wants pace in their attack.

I am an attacking bowler, but I can change my plan and go however the team wants me to go.

I can evaluate a player in a very short period of time because I'm very close to that game, very educated in that game and played the game for a long, long time. I wasn't just a guy with talent. I learned a lot about the game.

When you're older and get more experience, the game slows down for you. I know exactly what spot to get to where I can always get my shot off no matter who's guarding me.

You can't make three or four spinners bowl the exact number of overs. You don't see the number of overs bowled by them before you make a bowling change; you see who looks effective and make a bowling change.

When you've got a team who are making a concerted effort to make a batsman feel uncomfortable it can look pretty ordinary.

I am a big fan of the five-bowler strategy.

The way we stop Mesut Ozil is as a team. He's a good player but only as a team can we stop him.

When I watch a match, I always try to understand what the batsman is trying to do so that I know what I should do to get him out.

Sometimes, it is logical that by analysing a player, one thinks it is better to play him in one place or another, but then, if he is good, you can be more flexible.

I think, always, the form of the players is a decisive factor. And a game-plan and the referee. He can influence the game. And in a derby, a cool head is also very important.

MS Dhoni would know what's best for him. He has served Indian cricket very well.

When a bowler comes on you want to put him under pressure. He might not allow you to do that but find a way.

I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.

That's what I hope to put out onto the pitch - a team that knows how to win matches.

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.

I think we've been a lot more disciplined with our bowling. Our batting at times has been more disciplined as well.

Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.

Yeah, I know there's been all this talk this year especially about the 3-point shot and can you win shooting it. There's a lot of different styles that can work. You have to base it on your own personnel.

We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.

You see the assets of your actors and you see their strengths and you try to play into them. It's like I feel part of my job is as a coach. I'm putting a team on the field and you want to formulate how to make the best game out of these players.

We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time.

The Netherlands have great strikers... but they are only playing one. They are depriving themselves of their best qualities and shooting themselves in the foot.

I asked the players: 'Do you want to enjoy the game? Or do you want to enjoy after the game?' The players told me they wanted to enjoy after the game so I said: 'OK, then we will enjoy after the game'.

Clearly the West Indies are going to play their normal game, which is what they normally do