Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.

Cricket was my reason for living.

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.

I was never any good at cricket thought I love it as a, as a sort of mystery.

Cricket makes no sense to me. I find it beautiful to watch and I like that they break for tea. That is very cool, but I don't understand. My friends from The Clash tried to explain it years and years ago, but I didn't understand what they were talking about.

Cricket needs brightening up a bit. My solution is to let the players drink at the beginning of the game, not after. It always works in our picnic matches.

One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us it's one ruthless game after another where we can play well.

Both sides have been playing tremendous cricket over a couple of years and they're both very good units.

I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?

Cricket the world over, I don't think, will ever know how different things would be without Kerry Packer.

When you sit down and focus on the matches and series that took place during the 12 month period it strikes you just how broad the talent pool is in international cricket is today.

Endless cricket, like endless anything else, simply grinds you down.

We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.