Cricket Quotes

Here are some of the best quotes, I have come across on cricinfo.

• "There must be two Justin Langers in the world, I think." Ricky Ponting can't believe that Justin Langer, never shy of a word or two himself, wants sledging stopped in county cricket.


• "Before the game we said 'Let's make history today.' Well, we made history." Dutch captain Luuk van Troost on Herschelle Gibbs's six sixes against them.


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• "They might need one by the time we've finished with them."Shane Warne approves of South Africa's plans to fly a psychologist from Johannesburg to motivate the players before the first Test at Perth


• "I always viewed him as a once-in-20 games bowler."Arjuna Ranatunga offers his frank views on Ajit Agarkar


• "Most teams, you know, only the next player to bat puts pads on. With Zimbabwe, everyone puts pads on." A Zimbabwe supporter half-jokingly comments on his national team


• "Chris Cairns's mother is probably a very good cricketer."Brett Lee comments on Chris Cairns's statement about how even his mother could lead this great Australian side


• "My dad is 70, my mother is 60. The chances of another Kapil are close to zero."Kapil Dev on being asked when India will see another Kapil Dev


• "I got some pretty funny text messages from him after every one of the games - 'how are you ... are you on the next flight over?' and 'you can have your job back, I don't want it any more'."Ricky Ponting jokes about the text messages he had been receiving from his stand-in captain, Mike Hussey, during the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy


• "My theory is that every time a batsman plays and misses he should be asked to take off one piece of protective clothing of the bowler's choice."Michael Kasprowicz takes a novel approach in the plan to contain batsmen


• "No. Nayan Mongia should keep the wickets."
  Nayan Mongia, when asked if Rahul Dravid should continue keeping wicket in one-day internationals


• The immortal quote. Steve Waugh's statement to Herschelle Gibbs. In a crucial world cup match, the pugnacious Steve Waugh, who was battling bravely to keep Australia in the World Cup, hit a ball in the air to Herschelle Gibbs, who in his anxiety to celebrate the catch, dropped the ball to the mortification of his team mates and the anguish of the South Africans in the crowd and at home. Steve Waugh is supposed to have made his since immortalised statement: "You've just dropped the World Cup, son."


• Mcgrath to Sarwan during the West Indian innings, "What does Brian Lara's d*#k taste like?". Sarwan slammed back, "I dont know, ask your wife".
  


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Some of Ashes quotes.

• "How anyone can spin a ball the width of Gatting boggles the mind." Martin Johnson, in The Independent, on Shane Warne's ball of the century which bowled Mike Gatting in 1993.


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"If it had been a cheese roll, it would never have got past him." Graham Gooch joins the fun.


• "A fart competing with thunder." England in Australia in 1990-91, as assessed by their captain Graham Gooch


• "Tufnell! Can I borrow your brain? I'm building an idiot." One of the funnier Australian barrackers as Phil Tufnell was pilloried by the crowd in Newcastle, Ashes series, 1994-5

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