K. L. Rahul Quotes

I now have a better understanding of my game than what it was in 2013 in my first year in Test cricket.

We always gave one-day cricket respect as players, definitely.

The IPL is just pure, intense. You don't need all the other stuff. I don't believe in coaches in international cricket.

It's good to draw spectators to the grounds, but I don't think Twenty20 will help you produce good Test cricketers.

I am a kid who played university cricket, so to be around international cricket is a blessing.

I wasn't sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.

Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.

Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.

As a test cricket lover, and as a cricket lover, I like all forms of the game.

One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us it's one ruthless game after another where we can play well.

Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.

During my years of professional cricket in England, I realised that although the Australians were talented players, tactically they were a bit naive when compared to those who played full-time on the English circuit. You might find this arrogant, but that was the reality then.

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.

My dream is to play Test cricket.

I am trying to take my ODI confidence to Test cricket.

Test cricket should be No. 1 for every cricketer.

That is one of the great things about Test cricket, the ball. Sometimes it swings conventionally, sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it reverses.

Representing England has always been a privilege and my decision to take a break from Test cricket at the end of the home summer was made to ensure that, hopefully, I can do it for a lot longer.

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.

Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.

I am here to play cricket. No preferences at all. T20, ODI, Test - I just want to perform on every stage and prove my worth as a good bowler.

We learnt a lot from county cricket - even if we did not earn stacks of money from it.

Even a good batsman requires a year or so in test cricket to settle down and play long innings.

Alex Hales has tightened up his game from South Africa and learned about Test cricket. It's great when you see someone who doesn't quite nail it, but goes away and works away at it, come back a person who understands more about Test cricket.

Peter Moores has been very popular in the England dressing room. He's got a very good record of developing players, but I felt that there are some areas in international cricket where he is a little bit exposed, for me personally around tactics and strategy.