Athlete

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.

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.

Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.

I always breathe cricket.

If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn't I do so in my own country?

I don't look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward.

As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.

The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.

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.

People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.

Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.

When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.

When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down.

People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.

Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.

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.

Speed can't always get you wickets.

I wasn't a ladies' man.

Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.