Garfield Sobers Quotes

My main strength is my bowling, but where I bat, I can also contribute for the team, and that is important.

The great all-rounders were not considered part-timers in one particular department. They could turn games at any stage and on any surface.

I loved playing at Lord's - I ended up with 26 wickets at 11.50 from three Tests there. Maybe the wicket, because of the slope, was perfect for my style of bowling.

For me, David Warner isn't just the future of Australian batting, he's the future for cricket in general because he can excel in any form of the game. I'm excited just watching him.

An all-rounder in Tests and limited-overs' cricket is equally important.

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

Michael Jordan was a great individual and a great player. You can't say enough about what he brought to the game. He took the NBA to another level.

Unless you are a good bowler, you won't be in the India A side.

It's always nice to get a call-up when in decent nick as you can have that confidence coming into the game. It's what county cricket should do.

I do not know how it is to be a great player, to be a Hall of Famer. I want to learn.

If you can't field you can't play for Pakistan. It's as simple as that.

I am happy with my batting form. I have been bowling well, too, and have bowled long spells.

You get guys that are good. Then you get guys that are excellent. And then you get AB de Villiers.

Andrew Luck is a great quarterback.

I have always believed in my batting abilities. I have always put my hand up as a pure batsman and have enjoyed fielding as well. My ultimate aim is to play all formats as a batsman. I have done it before.

There is nothing that will be bigger than a Michael Jordan tribute.

Michael Atherton's powers of concentration never cease to amaze me. When you need reminding what Test-match batting is all about, who else would you have at the other end?

I want to be an asset to the team who can bat or bowl in any position.

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.

I think that was always my strength. I was never a great player, but I could write.

When I get to a ripe old age then talk of me as a great cricketer.

I heard a lot about Ian Botham's Ashes, in 1981. Everybody still talks about his performance.

It's a big responsibility to play an icon like Sunil Gavaskar.

Coming in, I wanted to be a great player, and right now at the beginning of my career, I'm showing some slight sunshine that I can be the player I want.

I think Rohit Sharma is an awesome player in all varieties of the game.