Batting Ability Quotes

I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.

Chris Gayle is an incredible player. A big guy, with phenomenal power and a very big bat. It's quite the combo.

I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

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 always want to be known as a good Test cricketer. I believe I have the ability to score big runs in the longer format. For that, I know I have to score heavily in whatever opportunities I get.

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.

You need more individuals who can do more than one job in the field. Especially if all of them are good fielders and if they can contribute with bat and ball if needed. Just adds to the strength of the side.

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

Maybe because I bat aggressively and go for big hits at times, people tend to remember my batting. But I have always done well as a stumper, too.

An all-rounder is someone who can make it to the team purely on the basis of his batting or bowling. Not both.

When I look at someone like Andrew Symonds, I see a player who has done phenomenally well with the bat, as his record shows. He certainly has the ability to be a very good all-rounder, but I think to be a great one, you need to be able to turn a game with the bat or the ball.

The more allrounders you have, the more difficult it becomes for the opposition. The reason being, if you have players who can bat and bowl, and if they are proper allrounders - they may be spinning or fast-bowling allrounders - they add to the strength of the team.

I was a middle-order batsman who was too good against spin and hit sixes consistently in Under-19 and Ranji cricket, and I still have the same confidence.