I have played cricket on my own terms.
KAPIL DEVIf you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team’s strength. But a rank turner might backfire.
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If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them.
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It isn’t easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.
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Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.
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Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.
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I wasn’t a ladies’ man.
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People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s beliefs are one’s God – and, in those terms, yes, God is there.
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Cricket is very simple… you play till you can sustain.
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One can’t feel old in a day or overnight!
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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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I am not too intelligent.
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I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
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When you have to work, work with a smile.
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I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.
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As an Indian, I would like to back my government.
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My role models have kept on changing.
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If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team’s strength. But a rank turner might backfire.
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All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
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People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.
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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.
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Speed can’t always get you wickets.
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If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn’t I do so in my own country?
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Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.
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It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
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I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
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People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s beliefs are one’s God – and, in those terms, yes, God is there.
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