Bob Marley Quotes

"Cricket is not everything, not by any means, but it is a large part of who I am."

"Nobody wants to really play bad cricket."

"You go through tough times. What I personally believe in is you should forget the stats. But also, it pushes you to see the areas where you have to work on to be a consistent team."

"It doesn't matter which year a player is born in, whether you are 19 or 20 – you have to be agile. You have to accept your shortcomings."

"When I was playing for my school, the only thing I wanted to do was get selected for the Under-16 or the Under-19 district teams. When I was selected for the district, I would think about the next level, which was getting selected for the state side."

"I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order."

"Our biggest strength has always been the fans. All over, wherever we have gone, CSK has got support."

"If you are good at studies, and you want to play cricket, you may work harder than any other person, but you may not achieve it. So it's something you have to balance in life and be practical where you are good and then channelise your efforts in the right direction to be successful in life."

"Spirit of cricket is not about just the guidelines provided."

"After the first ball is bowled, it's only chaos. What you are trying to do is you're trying to manage the chaos. It's not like a script that happens."

"I love being in the present. When I was playing for my school, the only thing I wanted to do was get selected for the under-16 or the under-19 district teams. When I was selected for the district, I would think about the next level, which was getting selected for the state side. I'm a person who lives very in the moment."

"For me, it's important to build good partnerships rather than score centuries. Once, you have those partnerships, you will also get centuries."

"Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision."

"I'm quite used to playing with few injuries, whether it is back, fingers, elbow, or something else. You have to be tough and get on with the game."