Harish Kotian started out at Rediff.com as part of the email support team before his love for sports soon led him to the Sports Desk. In the last two decades, he has covered several big-ticket sporting events, including 2009 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup, 2012 Olympics, 2010 Commonwealth Games, among others. He currently serves as a Consultant with the Rediff Sports Desk, balancing writing and reporting on sports with relentless desk work. You can e-mail the author at harishk@rediff.co.in
'It is not that we took the decision out of some vengeance.' ' 'It was not that we dropped someone because we had some enmity with him.'
'I have seen him evolve and mature, both as a person and a captain.'
'As I was walking out to bat after Tendulkar's wicket, I could see people leaving the stands.' 'From that situation to win the game, it is something I will cherish forever.'
When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most hundred partnerships (58).
Who are the five current Indian cricketers Dada would have loved to have in his team?
'Indian hockey will lose out on one of its most important nurseries of good hockey talent.'
'The one thing that a cricketer aspires for is earning the respect of the dressing room and that respect is earned only when any player puts his hand up in adverse conditions and does his job for the team.'
'The 2014 Australia tour and the brand of cricket played by the team laid a great foundation of the brilliant run of success enjoyed across all formats and conditions.' 'It also coincided with Virat Kohli enjoying the responsibilities of leading the team and then putting his heart and soul into taking the Indian team to ascend many unconquered summits.'
'After his back injury, he needs to look after himself.' 'He needs to keep working on his bowling.'
'Dhoni was a very shrewd captain in terms of his out of the box thinking and getting the work done.'
'That was a morning where if I wanted to fly, I would have flown as well.'
'The physio told me I might have a problem walking in the future because of the back injury and that I need to stop playing cricket.' 'But I was very keen that I kept playing.' 'I told him just get me pain free and I will make a comeback.' 'And I did exactly that.'
Playing M S was not Sushant Singh Rajput's only link with cricket.
P R Sreejesh turns 'Mallu Singh' and has team-mates and fans in splits.
'He is someone who picks up what the bowler is trying to do, he is always there in your ears on what the bowlers are trying to do.'
India registered its first Test win at the Mecca of Cricket.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped daughter Ziva rescue an injured bird which had fallen unconscious On the lawn of their farmhouse in Ranchi.
'He didn't want to be a stagnant cricketer, he always wanted to work hard.'
'Dhoni was the captain and everyone else was battling for the second wicket-keeper's slot.' 'I was fighting with myself, always thinking of improving my game, getting better personally, not comparing myself with anyone else.'
'In cold weather conditions, when you are not sweating at all, how do you use sweat?'
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