K. L. Rahul Quotes

I've been a fan of Dhoni for years. I've seen him play for India for over 10 years.

We all know just bowling won't do in modern international cricket, and we have to contribute with the bat and as a fielder, too.

Dhoni is a big player. He's achieved a lot as a player and as a captain.

Respect Dhoni's decision to quit. We should respect his incredible contribution to Indian cricket. Can't measure in words. Probably his quitting came one Test early.

I've lived most people's dream by playing football.

To me, cricket is a simple game. Keep it simple and just go out and play.

When I was growing up, I played a lot of ten- and 12-over games, and I would bat in the middle order. I got only ten-odd balls to face, and I tried to score as much as I could. I applied the same approach in domestic and international cricket, and people were appreciating my strike rate being more than 80 or 90 in Test cricket.

I've spent most of my life watching fast bowlers - initially as a kid on TV and later in the flesh when I started playing top-level cricket.

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.

I play cricket. I'm a professional cricketer and I guess my job is to hopefully help Australia win games of cricket.

In the past, I bowled at players like Michael Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick.

I'm expecting big things from our bowlers, from Peter Siddle, who plays the enforcer role, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee when he gets fit again. In batting, there's Phil Hughes, whose already done well for Australia and scored hundreds for Middlesex.

My uncle used to play cricket. I got used to the game at home. As kids we used to all wonder seeing the bats lying around the house. As we grew older, we realised what the game was all about, and then our interest in the game grew.

I'm a bit undercooked when it comes to keeping in Test cricket, but I've had a lot of experience in T20 and ODIs for my country, and my keeping has improved a lot.

It has been a great honour to play for the West Indies, to hold a bat and to spend 17 years in international cricket. That is something I am proud of.

I have batted well in Tests and always wanted to do well in ODIs, too.

I was a wicket-keeper who opened the batting. Could I have made it? Hard to say. I probably wouldn't quite have been good enough. I might get back into it once I've finished with the football.

It was a great experience to share the dressing room with names like Virat Kohli, M S Dhoni, Rohit Sharma.

I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.

Pull and sweep are two shots which can help me score runs outside India. These are two shots that can immediately put pressure back on bowlers.

I think Kohli is magnificent in a run chase, I have to say. He has won so many matches for India.

I do enjoy batting - if the bowling's not quick!

Dhoni is one of the greatest captain I have ever seen. Dhoni's record is praiseworthy. Twenty-two Test wins is not a small achievement. And the success against Australia has come against the backdrop of the not-so-good times he went through in the last two years

India Are Playing Very Good Cricket Under The Leadership Of MS Dhoni.

Virat Kohli is an ODI batting legend