Bhuvneshwar Kumar Quotes

Paul Nixon taught me to break a run chase down into little targets. I suppose I stole his cues and took them into my own game.

The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.

Coaches can teach you two things: confidence and technique.

You don't need to spoon-feed bowlers at the international level.

As to adding variations to my white ball bowling, ever since I started playing IPL, I realised you need variations. You can't survive on line and length. You need coaches around you who can guide you to get there. I have been lucky that I have had seniors and coaches who have helped me get there.

IPL is a platform for players to get noticed and maybe make it to the Indian team, but the focus should be on performance rather than thinking about India selection.

I ain't get the opportunity to get coached until being a star.

Shankar Basu introduced me to a different type of training that eventually helped me increase my pace. That, in turn, went on to help me bowl at the death, too.

When I was a youngster, Praveen Kumar was in the same club as me, and because we are similar bowlers, I learnt a lot from him. We used to have conversations, but not a lot. What was very helpful was observing what he was bowling, the kind of fields he had, and what his thinking was.

Being part of the India 'A' team has helped me grow as an all-rounder.

It is all about experience. When you are 7-8 years old, you start playing school cricket and score runs; my coaches, from school level to Rahul Dravid Sir now, all those small, small things - the experiences make a difference.

I am someone who looks to imbibe things from Kohli, Mahi bhai, or Rohit. I always believe in watching and learning from them. I have interacted with them to help me improve as a cricketer.

A team needs experienced cricketers to guide its younger players.

We could all use a little coaching. When you're playing the game, it's hard to think of everything.

The coaches are working with me every day. And if you feel like the coach is behind you, you'll take some chances.?

Coaching Netherlands remains one of my ambitions.

You learn a lot from quality players.

As a bowler, you want to go and bowl in helpful conditions in South Africa, England, and Australia. But it is also important to bowl in the right areas, and they differ from bowler to bowler, depending on conditions and the opposition.

My dad wasn't a power hitter, and I didn't think I'd be a power hitter because the person I wanted to be like was him, and he was the one that taught me to play the game.

I have grown a lot under Ancelotti. He got the best out of me.

As a young player, the more games you play and the more you work every day with good players, of course you will improve.

Predominantly training myself for so long worked, I had great success. But if I had someone there training me day-in day-out from an early age? It could have been a whole different story.

I am a product of an amalgamation of different teachers. If it was just one teacher, even just my father, I would be half the player that I am today.

I had some pretty good teachers. I learned how to play the game the right way.

Every player can still grow - there is no limit to that. Even when I was 38, I improved myself in certain things, and that is what I will always do with my players to help them get the best out of themselves.