Isa Guha Quotes

Speed can't always get you wickets.

Only great players can have two shots for one ball, like Tendulkar does, and a big reason is that he picks the ball very early.

During the peak of my career, I used to pick the ball as soon it was released from the bowler's hands. And I hit the ball through the line.

You have to respect the bowler, and every batsmen have their way of tackling the spinners.

On Edens Gardens pitch, nobody bowls well.

You see teams buy a lot of batsmen for a lot of money because they are good batsmen. But you also need good bowlers to get them out or contain the runs.

I'm grown up enough to realise how to play cricket. I love the game.

Growing up, I played on matting wickets. I always enjoyed the pace and bounce and somewhere that has a big role or big effect on your game.

I would like to believe that I would have made a good cricketer.

Part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think something special is happening when it isn't.

When I play a cover-drive, I play it to score runs.

I am a rhythmic bowler.

In South Africa, you can get away sometimes because of the bounce. You may get away with full wide balls. In India, it does not bounce and finds the middle of the bat and goes flying to point or extra cover for four.

I play cricket. I'm a professional cricketer and I guess my job is to hopefully help Australia win games of cricket.

It was my wish to play in the challenging conditions in Australia. I love the bounce there.

I just go out there and try to do what I am paid to do, which is score runs and take wickets.

Playing cricket in England is what I am looking forward to, and I would love to bowl at Lord's again.

I have played incredible knocks with the lightest of bats.

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

I used to play cricket all the time as a kid.

You have got to field well. If you don't bat well, you can still make a difference by fielding well. There are times I have played games just because of my fielding.

People like Mo Ali, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, they are looking to take attack to the opposition and that's when they play their best.

My uncle used to play cricket. I got used to the game at home. As kids we used to all wonder seeing the bats lying around the house. As we grew older, we realised what the game was all about, and then our interest in the game grew.

Fifty overs is a long time. It's a good challenge, and you have enough time to show your skills.

I don't bowl to hit people; I bowl to get wickets.