'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?'
'If he is being spoken in the same breath as Dhyan Chand, then you can image how good he was.'
'He did not take a loss lying down.' 'He inspired us to go to the next tournament with renewed confidence and helped us perform well.' 'That's the way I would remember him.'
'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.'
'I spotted .... A Dinosaur on the loose,' Anushka Sharma says in the video posted on Instagram on Wednesday.
'He doesn't leave any stone unturned in his preparations.' 'It is a treat to watch the way he pans and prepares for each format of the game.' 'The way he switches from one format to the other is simply unbelievable.'
'Rishabh Pant must have gone through tough times because of the expectations on him.' 'It is not always easy to step into the shoes of a legendary cricketer.'
Sachin Tendulkar turned over his golden arm once again as he gave son Arjun a haircut.
Nothing is beyond him as Sachin Tendulkar proved when Yuvraj Singh sent him an online 'Keep it up' challenge using the edge of the bat.
The four year old showed off some impressive yoga moves on Thursday.
'I believe Bumrah, Ishant, Shami, Umesh, all four can play in the playing XI.'
'I thank Sachinpaaji for taking me to Coach Gary Kirsten and telling him that 'Sreesanth should play' (in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka) and thanks to Dhonibhai for giving me that opportunity.'
'The game which I loved the most, it was taken away.'
'People tell me to forget, but it is something to learn from.' 'A couple of seconds can change your life completely.'
'There could be a law where you can say from the 15th over or the 20th over, you can give the wax polish to the bowlers.'
India's star all-rounder is spending time with his horses at his farmhouse.
'I felt Test cricket is just beyond my reach.' 'And slowly, slowly, I started doing well.' 'In the second Test against Pakistan, I scored a fifty and when we went to Sialkot I played a series-saving innings, which was a game changer for me.' 'At that stage that was the most important innings of my life.'
'You can take a bit of off-time from cricket, mentally as well as physically.'
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances