Bhuvneshwar Kumar Quotes

You want to play a whole game, but in the preseason you've got to be smart.

For an opening batsman, it's important to hit a few balls in the middle of the bat and get a few boundaries going.

Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top.

You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memory before the game. I don't know if you'd call it visualising or dreaming, but I've always done it, my whole life.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

Behind every kick of the ball there has to be a thought.

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power.

Whenever I have played a game of cricket, whether it is under-16, under-19, or State level, my approach has been the same.

I am not someone like A. B. de Villiers, Gayle, or Dhoni. I don't have that much power. I have to use my brain to manipulate the field and stick to my strength, which is to hit through the lines.

I know my game really well and I'm relatively comfortable in most situations.

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.

I love to score runs rather than defending or leaving the ball. That is an important aspect of my batting: I don't want to waste balls in any form of the game.

I will say this: when you take any substance, especially in baseball, it's half mental and half physical. If you take this glass of water and you say, 'I'm going to be a better baseball player,' then you probably will be.

I've always felt that when I've been successful in red-ball cricket it has been because I've left the ball well and sometimes in cricket the shots you don't play are more important than the ones you do.

In football, 80% of the game is played in your head; the other 20% is physical and tactical.

Your mind is just constantly moving, thinking of different scenarios, not only on your team but their team too, trying to figure out things they are doing.

When I don't play international cricket, I sharpen my skills at the NCA.

I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.

As I get better competition, I guarantee that more finishes are gonna come, because I'll really get to use more of my skill, rather than me knowing that I'm so much better than the guy.

It is important that whenever you do get opportunities to practice, just get in some batting and be in a place where you feel if you get a chance to play, you can do well. It's important to be in that zone and be as practically ready as possible.

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.

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.

When it comes to football, I always prepare like I'm going to be the guy.

My attitude as a footballer was to always be prepared - make sure you're the fittest and know who you're up against. And that's exactly how I treat the media side.

I'm not a big guy that watches technique from my opponents. I try to do what I do best and hope that my stuff is better than their best stuff.