Virat Kohli Quotes

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'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.

I cannot think that I am a good cricketer and just become one. For this, one needs skill.

It's very important in international cricket to be able to hold a bat, not just hold up an end, but have the ability to score runs.

I have learned a lot playing in domestic first-class cricket: how to score runs, how to counter situations.

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.

Well, I've always prefered playing spin off the back foot because, to my mind, it takes short leg and silly point out of the equation.

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

Batsmen like Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar and Neil McKenzie have good techniques and can bat for long periods.

I was an all-rounder but more of a batsman, maybe second-choice bowler.

As a cricketer, you need to keep moving and learning every day.

T20 cricket is all about using variations, and timing has to be perfect.

Running-between-the-wickets is the ability to convert ones into twos, twos into threes, and threes into fours. And to reach the wickets on time.

Kyle Korver - got to treat him like J.J. Redick and not let him get good looks.

Wrist spinners have been successful in world cricket. Look at Shane Warne.

I want to be a high-order batter in the one-day stuff, to play some long innings rather than just go in and have a swipe.

The most important thing is to keep our basics strong in both batting and bowling.

When it comes to batting, I have a lot of expectations from myself.

If you bowl good yorkers in nets and come up with good variation, it helps your on-field performance.

With the new ball, against any bowler, it's important to see off the first few overs.

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.

There's a difference between batting at number four position and batting in the lower order.

In my mind, I work out situations. Like, how I should play if I bat for four overs, or how should I approach myself if its 10 overs. These are things I work at the nets.

As a big man you may struggle to get much height when jumping for a ball - but by training with your defender team-mates you can develop a technique for making strong challenges in the air, making defenders uncomfortable and work on taking the ball down.

Each bowler has his own pride when bowling in the nets but it's vital that you get ball on bat and then you are ready to use the opportunity when you are out in the middle.