K. L. Rahul Quotes

The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.

If the batsman is playing good shots, you accept it, but it is important that we bowl according to what the plan is and not go off it.

I always think how I should play to make the most out of my teammates' abilities and their established styles.

First six overs are important because if you put runs on board, it will take the pressure off the other batsmen.

There is not really any point in having a big squad if you don't use it.

Shot selection is very important because you don't want to lose wickets at the start and put pressure on the rest of the side.

If I'm only going to play one more match, I want to take a wicket with every ball, not try and defend a boundary.

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

You buy the right players for the system that you believe will be successful.

Having captained India for long, it is habitual to discuss with my mates and assess the bowling changes, the bowling changes, the field setting that the opposing captain would do.

It's fine for a bowler to have a plan but I feel as a batter you need to have another plan to counteract what they're doing.

You have to think tactically and you can't just go in and swing against the first best opponent.

Before the match starts I visualise that I will try to rotate the strike and take singles. But if I see that the players batting before me are struggling, and the wicket is not playing that good, I try to dominate from the first ball.

I experienced great professionalism in Dutch football. I don't want to give a stereotypical view of them, but they are needy in terms of wanting to know exactly what the game plan is, what their role is, that information.

Obviously when a new manager comes in, he's got to instill his own ideas within the team and with his set-up for the games.

Leaders of companies of any size, at any stage of development spend a lot of time focused on growing the business. We develop our game plan and ensure that we are optimally executing on our objectives. We concentrate on looking forward.

I think that's the genius part of what the Patriots do: They go above and beyond in identifying the issue and doing whatever they can to make sure it doesn't wreck the offensive plan.

A good opening stand is always crucial for a team.

It's best to keep a strategic fight and try to win because the level of the sport is so high.

You don't win games by batting long periods of time.

I think in T20, things are related to pressure, and if you handle it well, you are on top of your game. I think about process and not too much about results.

When I used to get the ball on the wing, I'd go fast and I'd go right. Veterans in this league, they watch film. They're definitely going to strategize. They know you like to go right. They know what your moves are.

You have to do the tactics to win games because if you have good organisation and know what to do, you'll know where the weaknesses are in the opponent.

We play sometimes against teams with more individual quality than us, better players, bigger budgets, whatever, but we try to play our football. We don't try to change too much in our philosophy, in our model.

In short, with Sarri football is maths.