Responsibility and accountability has to be taken by the top order.
– Ravi Shastri
It’s going to get harder and harder to find guys who will play for ten years in all formats of the game, and whoever does it, good luck to him – he’ll be a great batsman or bowler.
– Ravi Shastri
The beauty of Test cricket is all about playing an opponent in their backyard or defending home turf under challenging conditions over five days – dominating each session, dominating each day, picking 20 wickets to win a contest. That’s historically been cricket’s most fascinating gift.
– Ravi Shastri
I have little patience or time for nonsense that’s spread around.
– Ravi Shastri
Aggressive cricket is a form of cricket where you play to win.
– Ravi Shastri
You live for those pressure moments. Through an international career, you have ups and downs, but you always feel you are going to be tested in moments like that. It has taken me years to feel comfortable and to feel like I have good composure in those situations.
– AB De Villiers
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.
– AB De Villiers
I’m not a nice guy on the field, and I’ve never really respected a guy who’s been a ‘nice guy’ on the field. I want opposition to be hard, to play to win the game for their team.
– AB De Villiers
I know what makes me good, and it’s not a bat.
– AB De Villiers
It’s always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket.
– AB De Villiers
My wife wants me to eat fish; she says it is delicious. But I don’t like fish, so that is that.
– MS Dhoni
I live for the moment – not the future, not the past.
– MS Dhoni
After one Olympics, if we invest in sports and say we will get a gold medal in the next Olympic, it doesn’t work like that in sports. How it works is that you provide the infrastructure, provide education about nutrition and health.
– MS Dhoni
Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
– MS Dhoni
Cricket is not everything, not by any means, but it is a large part of who I am.
– MS Dhoni
Delhi means everything to me. This city has given me everything, and I love it.
– Virat Kohli
I don’t really focus on these things – on what tags are given to me or what people think of me off the field – stuff like that. My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.
– Virat Kohli
I do not abuse players. I talk to myself; I abuse myself. It’s my way of letting off steam. I do it after every century; I do not do it always. I keep telling myself: ‘Improve, improve from the previous match, the previous shot. You can do it.’
– Virat Kohli
Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career – which is very short.
– Virat Kohli
I don’t really read a lot of newspapers. I don’t pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I’ve had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.
– Virat Kohli
I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.
– Virat Kohli
I believe that fairness creams protect the skin against the harsh effects of the sun.
– Virat Kohli
Never at any point did I feel like missing a training session. I was very keen on improving as a cricketer and as an international player.
– Virat Kohli
I am very happy playing and showing off my talent on the cricket field and have no plans to enter Bollywood.
– Virat Kohli
Music, for me, is vital. Punjabi, Bollywood, Sufi, RnB… I listen to it all. When I’m not listening to music, you will find me chatting with friends. Off the field, I just let my instincts take over. I certainly don’t think about batting, or which bowlers I’m going to face.
– Virat Kohli
Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.
– Virat Kohli
The bat is not a toy, it’s a weapon. It gives me everything in life, which helps me to do everything on the field.
– Virat Kohli
I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there’s no pressure, then I’m not in the perfect zone.
– Virat Kohli
The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison.
– Virat Kohli
A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future… but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don’t let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.
– Virat Kohli