Cricket Success Quotes

It was always a dream to play Test for India, and I was very happy when I got my first wicket.

I never dreamed I would captain England in a home World Cup.

It always gives you pleasure when you score runs in Test cricket.

If you play cricket for India, money is bound to come, and with IPL in and match money of the Ranjhi trophy, I think money is there. There's no good reason why you should not work hard, because at the end of the day, you want to play for your country.

When I began my life journey, we'd survive on Rs 500 a month as a family. As time passed and I started playing for the country, this Rs 500 multiplied manifold, but it was not the money that mattered: it was the fact that I was fulfilling my ambition of playing cricket on the highest platform, representing my country.

I chose cricket as my career when I was 15 or 16 when I scored a century for Maharashtra.

If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.

India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.

For any cricketer, the ultimate dream is to be a World Cup champion. My dream is to win the World Cup for India.

Above all, I want to captain England in more Test victories than anybody else.

I've always felt that when I've been successful in red-ball cricket it has been because I've left the ball well and sometimes in cricket the shots you don't play are more important than the ones you do.

I think Andrew Strauss never gets enough credit for what he's done for English cricket.

I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough.

The backing I have received form the PCB is second to none. They have allowed me to do what I want to do for the best. I really think that we are on the right track. I am loving this Pakistan job.

I enjoy taking wickets more than most people can understand. I'm addicted to that feeling.

I want to develop an atmosphere where the selectors, captain, and coach are on the same page because, unless this happens, there will be no turnaround in our cricket.

I am thankful that I played the game at a time when the West Indies climbed to heights that have never been repeated.

The difference between a score in the 90s and a century is often reflected as the difference between failure and success. It may be illogical, but in cricket, a century has its own magic.

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

I really enjoyed the period in which I played my cricket. I can look back now and wish I started 10 years later and played in the T20s. But I also wish I was born 10 years earlier so that I could have been part of the all-conquering West Indies team of that time.

I've made peace with the fact that the World Cup will not define me. Yes, it would be nice to add that to what's been a very enjoyable career, but I know it won't define me as a person or cricketer.

If you keep winning, people will stay glued to our cricket.

My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level.

Still, I believe it is only a passing phase and cricket will one day produce an abundance of great players.

I've been consistent in all the three formats, and that's what I want to do as a cricketer.