Prithvi Shaw Quotes

The biggest difference at the Ranji Trophy level is that of the pace you face. You don't get as many quick bowlers at the Under-19 level.

When I came to Under-19, I played a lot of cricket and got a lot of experience. Then India A as well, and Ranji Trophy - it just keeps going on.

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

The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.

If a player is playing IPL and earning money, it's not his fault that he's not playing for India. He is not quitting. He is playing first-class, one-day cricket and IPL. If selectors don't pick him, what can he do?

I played a lot of my early cricket in Haridwar and Dehradun. But I just had to come to Delhi if I had to make a career out of it.

It's not that I don't like cricket. I have played first class cricket and represented Delhi in the Ranji Trophy as a spinner, but at the same time my inclination to become an actor was very strong.

I wanted to be a cricketer. But I was not skilled enough to be a national-level cricketer.

If you are going to raise youngsters for Test cricket that don't have the experience, you can't stick them into T20. You've got to teach them first how to play Test cricket, and when they're good enough for Test cricket and if they want to play both formats, then they can.

When you play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, you face the same bowler next year. But when you play in IPL, you face bowlers of different calibre.

From a small age, we used to play a lot of school cricket: 30-35 games in a year in school cricket, then Under-16 games.

I was actually a top-order batsman when I played league cricket in Tamil Nadu. When I made my Ranji debut, I had to bat down the order.

Before I made my Test debut, I had played nearly nine years of first-class cricket.

I would love to be part of a Ranji Trophy-winning Kerala side.

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

I love cricket. My all-time favourite is Sachin Tendulkar, without a shadow of a doubt.

Indian cricketers need more exposure, and as cricket administrators, we need to beef up the domestic circuit. Only then will fresh talent come up.

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.

I've spent most of my life watching fast bowlers - initially as a kid on TV and later in the flesh when I started playing top-level cricket.

Players like Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Warner, Glenn Maxwell were noticed at IPL first. It is a platform for players all over the world.

I love to help kids, especially spinners, in South Africa. You won't see many guys bowling legspin, so I want to try to see if I can develop another Imran Tahir.

England has some very good cricketers. And don't rule West Indies out. They have some explosive players.

My brother, Ajay, who plays lower-division games, and I discuss cricket often.

I would definitely say the Nidahas Trophy was a life-changing experience as a cricketer for me.

IPL is pure sport. The glitz and glamour is just 15 per cent. 85% is actually professional, hard cricket.