Sunil Gavaskar Quotes

There is no point playing in the IPL when I have retired from international cricket. I did not want a youngster to miss out because of me.

We have to understand the abilities of the players. We will try to build a game model with our ideas and with the players we have.

I used to have a log on every corner in the league, what their strengths and weaknesses are.

I have to know the characteristics of the players. I have to adapt myself to the characteristics of the championship and the players. Now I study my players.

I don't think, in international cricket, there is a need for coaching. The real coaching is to recognise your players' strengths and weaknesses. You always remain positive with your players.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

My philosophy is that you don't motivate players with speeches; you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in, and those are the guys that are competitive. You can not teach competitiveness.

I keep trying to bring a more professional approach to New Zealand cricket. It's an uphill battle. I stay in the game because I find it intriguing and interesting. I'm not interested in coaching international sides. I don't mind short-term coaching. I don't want to get involved in the politics of teams.

We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else.

When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard to come up, but it's just hard to stay in the big leagues.' That's because there's always somebody. The Cardinals had so many minor league clubs and had so many good ballplayers.

Most players in this league say they want consistency.

What we do at the end of every season - which is why it's probably not the greatest idea to talk about things in the visitor's locker room after the final game - we sit down and have real serious conversations with all of the senior people.

The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become.

In the normal process of evaluating the end of the season, I meet with key executives for thorough discussions and evaluations of all aspects of football operations.

Every team has a play style, in my opinion. The video speaks for itself; that's what we always pay attention to.

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

The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered.

I respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it's not so different.

In any footballer's head there comes a point where he recognises that he needs to be playing more games.

You see the excitement on the players. I don't know... if they think, 'This coach is crazy,' or if they think that, 'No, this is pretty good.'

Alzarri Joseph is someone who I look at and say 'this guys has got potential, he's a wicket-taker.' He is someone who I'd like to see do well.

To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.

If a player sits out a tour, it is not a problem, because it is a chance to look at others.

I don't see myself coaching because the intensity of that is massive, and the intensity as a manager, for example Arsene Wenger, is even more.

I think the biggest thing in this league is how many positions can you guard and do you have a strength offensively that's applicable?