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She [my wife] has had a Caesarean, so she can't bend over. It's a good excuse [for not changing nappies], I suppose.
An 'A' grade cricketer like Pujara should get a massive amount where he is not bothered whether he plays IPL or not.
MS Dhoni is a massive influence on the team. He is a living legend in the dressing room and an ornament to the game.
Sourav's greatest strength is his mind. He is hardworking - not only in the nets but also mentally. He bounces back.
I will always be grateful to the coaches and staff of Cricket South Africa for their support through all these years.
My father, Colin, and my brother, Chris, who is four years older than me, were a great help to me when I was younger.
It's very challenging. The most important thing you need as a sportsman is to be clear on what you're actually doing.
I have watched a lot of Tendulkar and we have spoken to each other a lot. He has it in him to be among the very best.
We don't cover too many draws in Test cricket and its great: it means the cricket is more interesting, more exciting.
It was not his job at square leg to inform the batsman what I was doing. I did nothing for which I need to apologise.
It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
The team that wins makes minimum mistakes, and the one which loses, that one makes more mistakes than the other team.
There is no doubt that Nathan Lyon is a great spinner but so were Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Graeme Swann.
I am thankful that I played the game at a time when the West Indies climbed to heights that have never been repeated.
You represent your country - that's the biggest honour ever. I had the privilege of doing that for more than 14 years.
We have to take care of our own game. There's only one place we've got to stick up for ourselves and that's the pitch.
Sure, you can do without the hard personal comments, but it doesn't really happen apart from a few isolated incidents.
I have travelled the globe and experienced racial remarks towards me because I am black, believe me, the list goes on.
T20 is good entertainment. It is a game you need. People go to watch it. You have to be careful how far you let it go.
We've got to get the public back into watching Test matches - speeding up the game with innovation is one way forward.
Had Rahul Dravid been born in any country other than India, he would have been much more famous than Sachin Tendulkar.
Steve Harmison was a big disappointment in South Africa, and I don't know the reason why, but he has to lift his game.
The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mindset of a batsman.
All this going around is not aggression. If you want to see aggression on cricket field, look into Rahul Dravid’s eyes
Were all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists havent been caught yet.
Andrew Symonds went on TV to criticise my leadership. I'm sorry, but he is not a person to judge anyone on leadership.
In the longer term we have got to learn how to bowl on flat pitches if England are to head the ICC Championship table.
There are a few people who are waiting to see the end of MS Dhoni. But great players like him decide their own future.
It’s hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it’s all I have ever done since I was 11 years old.
Obviously, I want to do well in the Champions Trophy, which is like a mini World Cup with all top teams participating.
I want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.
There are days when you make runs, and there will be a dry spell. Like in business, every year you don't make profits.
In all kinds of sports, you have to get the confidence going within before you can start proving people wrong or right.
You've got to be able to work hard. There must be inner drive that you want to be the best in the world at what you do.
If someone taps me on the shoulder and tells me they don't want me to open the batting for England, it's going to hurt.
It's surreal to think that no one has played as many Test matches for England. I suppose it's a credit to my longevity.
What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That's why we're here
The IPL is just pure, intense. You don't need all the other stuff. I don't believe in coaches in international cricket.
Dhoni has been an outstanding captain. His record as captain is simply terrific. He has done wonders to Indian cricket.
It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.
India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.
If you start a chocolate company, you can't compete with Cadbury in the first ten years because they are a big company.
Probably because I'm from a middle class family, I have that nature in me that I don't get too excited with big things.
Because I knew I had got success at Ranji level, I was confident I would get some success in international cricket too.
If you pick up that information, the first metre or two, the ball coming out of the hand, you can analyse what's coming.
When you play test cricket, you don't give the Englishmen an inch. Play it tough, all the way. Grind them into the dust.
I've never been one to look too far ahead since I came back into the England side and I'm not going to change that view.
Cricket is my passion; it is my first love. So I will not act in my movies, as they will just be a side business for me.
What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That's why we're here.
I enjoy hitting a batsman more than getting him out. I like to see blood on the pitch. And I've been training on whisky.