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Geoffrey [Boycott] is the only fellow I've ever met who fell in love with himself at a young age and has remained faithful ever since
Sometimes it's important to get out of that comfort zone and, I think, try new things, and sometimes you can express yourself better.
My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level.
I like to be a bowler because I can't bat properly. After 17 years of cricket I have got the opportunities and made the wickets fall.
A few good words don't just make your day but they also give the sense of belonging and confidence to take the next big step forward.
Although we lost it has been a great Test and one of the best I have ever played in. Hopefully the next one will be exactly the same.
As a captain, I am concerned about my team and how I perform. I have hopes from my own self and very high hopes from my team members.
Fortunately, being on TV has led me to have a stylist. I generally pick up what I want to wear, and get my stylist's approval for it.
I was always pretty interested in my history. Not just the history of the Caribbean, the history of my people, but all walks of life.
I should like to say that good batsman are born, not made; but my long experience comes up before me, and tells me that it is not so.
It's never been about my own runs. If I can score as many as possible to get us into a position to win, then I'll be a very happy man.
I've met Nelson Mandela a couple of times and it was an unbelievable experience on both occasions; the most amazing moment of my life.
Well, I've always prefered playing spin off the back foot because, to my mind, it takes short leg and silly point out of the equation.
Nothing is easy in cricket. Maybe when you watch it on TV, it looks easy. But it is not. You have to use your brain and time the ball.
We have to win everything. The last time we went to South Africa, we had an opportunity to win the series, but things didn't work out.
When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it, then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague then bat.
Some individuals relish the fact that they are not drawing attention and can quietly go about their game while others want to show off.
I genuinely do not even see the stats. It is just about the ability of the individual; what he brings to the table is all that matters.
If you keep telling a youngster he is no good, he might begin to doubt himself. A pat on the back could bring the very best out of him.
All people seem to want to talk about is the current Ashes series, and whether England are going to reverse the trend of recent series.
The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.
I have played a lot of Test cricket with Paul Collingwood over the past year. I seem to be spending more time with him than my fiancee.
My whole career the work I do off the field has given me every chance to have the success I've had on the field, and that won't change.
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, the respect they have for each other is unbelievable, so it makes my job in the dressing room so much easier.
I love going to England and discovering new places in the countryside. I love the English weather and the freedom that the place gives.
If any IPL team wants me to be a mentor or a batting consultant, I would love to do that. I can share my knowledge with the youngsters.
The true Caribbean people… we are carnival people, we are vibrant people, not dead people. We like to be heard and we like to have fun.
It was an amazing win and testament to the character of the team. From the position we were in it must be one of the greatest comebacks.
If we broaden the audience for cricket, more people will be interested in all forms, then TV rights and sponsors and crowds will follow.
I love Rome and the way that you can wander around and find something interesting around every street corner. You can smell the history.
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.
I don't give my body the chance to stop and do nothing, just in case it likes it too much. I train five days a week, minimum once a day.
It sounds sycophantic, but I don't think I have met anyone in cricket who gives so much to a team as Marcus Trescothick does to England.
There is nothing in cricket more calculated to raise a laugh than the sight of some determined and serious man under a spiralling catch.
It's not that every time India play they will have their best team on the park because there are bound to be injuries and other factors.
I was disappointed over my dismissal, given that it was at a crucial stage of the game and I had worked very hard to get to that point,.
In very few countries I enjoyed cricket more than I did in India. I would always remember the love my team and I got from the fans here.
How many diamonds can you retrieve from one single mine; there has to be an end somewhere. I don't see any natural fast bowler after me.
My first trip as a captain against Pakistan in 2003 - we had never won there before, but then we won both the Test Matches and One-Days.
You're always under pressure, that's what life is about. That is what playing international cricket or being a professional sportsman is.
I've got five months of aggression saved up, and I'll try and use that in a positive manner. I'll be aggressive, but in a controlled way.
I would try monoskiing, but the problem is my dodgy knee's on my right side, and my bad ankle's on my left, so I can't really use either.
It was an old cricket coach who started calling me Fred - as in Flintstone. There are far worse things to be called in the dressing room.
If you think about the practical difficulties of having a relationship with somebody on the other side of the world, it defies all logic.
There are so few barriers to working with artists because the contract is brief and straightforward, it allows us to just move instantly.
I have always loved the big stage and would often tell my friends while growing up that I'd want to help India win the World Cup one day.
If I say things like I'm going to erase someone's Social Security number, we all know I clearly don't work at the Social Security office.
As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals.
I was a very determined cricketer. I treated the opening position as a challenge. Big names and tough attacks brought the best out of me.
In a side when you have 15 players there will always be times when there will be opinions that will be different. That is what is needed.