When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.
KAPIL DEVThe biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
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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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Selectors can’t please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It’s an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.
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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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The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
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I am not too intelligent.
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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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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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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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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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The hunger to win must not die. The appetite has to remain big.
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If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn’t I do so in my own country?
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In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
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When you take risks and things don’t go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.
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