Prithvi Shaw Quotes

There is no specific formula that you need to follow to do well on certain wickets.

In India, the wicket tends to get a bit slower once the ball gets old, but in England, it's pretty much the same whether it's new ball or old ball.

People don't understand that the feel of the surface is so important for a footballer. The ball travels on the surface; our feet move on the surface - all of that goes into how the game is actually played.

I do not fear grassy tracks. Whether there is grass or not on the wicket, I am not worried.

It was never a policy of the Kent team that the pitch must be occupied all day after winning the toss.

I'd love to see pitches start very dry all over the world, which is good for batting but means there will be turn - a cricket match without spinners is like a chess match without two important pieces - a less interesting game.

Obviously, you want to get big runs. But then, as a captain, you want to play on result-oriented wickets.

I used to prepare in advance on how the bowler is going to bowl, whether is he going to bowl an outswinger or an inswinger? I used to watch the videos of the bowler and used to prepare in advance.

I don't agree with the theory that removing grass and pace from the pitch nullifies Mitchell Johnson.

Obviously, when I go in at No. 11 it stands to reason that we will have a better chance of scoring runs or batting out time if the batsman at the other end takes most of the strike. That's because, as my place in the order suggests, he is a better batsman than me.

When you get into Indian top-order, you can wreak havoc. It's paramount to rattle the Indian top-order, otherwise, they can hurt you.

One-day cricket is about continuity, team ethic, understanding each other's role, where everybody fields and bats, when and at which end they want to bowl.

As a fast bowler if you're not going to bowl well on a Perth wicket you're going to struggle in Australia.

Every wicket you play on is different.

In the U.A.E., the wickets are on the slower side. You can't play through the line; you need to take your time and be patient.

When I watch a match, I always try to understand what the batsman is trying to do so that I know what I should do to get him out.

Champions League matches are not always played on good pitches.

Shot selection is very important because you don't want to lose wickets at the start and put pressure on the rest of the side.

Playing with Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn, I am a very lucky guy. Not many people are going to attack those two, which means the batsmen will attack me. And if they attack me, there is always a chance I can get a wicket.

In the middle order the game is a little more laid out for you, whether you are batting first or chasing down a score, so you are a bit more reactive to the situation in front of you. Opening up, it is pretty much a blank canvas and dependent on how you play.

When rain is around, the team batting second gets a huge advantage.

Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.

With the new ball, against any bowler, it's important to see off the first few overs.

We all know that spinners dominate in Indian conditions, so it's good if medium pacers can get at least two wickets.

The first thing that comes to the mind when you are touring South Africa is bouncy wickets. But that is no surety of what kind of pitch you would get in the game.