Sourav Ganguly Quotes

I think the biggest thing for me is being able to adjust to the way the game has changed. It's basically a 180-degree turn from the style I like to play. That's what I think I'm most proud of, being able to fit into this style of game and still be fairly successful.

I am always trying to get better as a player, no matter how things are going, always trying to expand my game and look into how I can hit more areas or bowl different balls or whatever it is.

I'm watching a lot of film to see what I can do differently, to see how I can help when I get in the game.

I need to vary up my game, and I'm working on that. I know I need to get better.

I now have a better understanding of my game than what it was in 2013 in my first year in Test cricket.

Through the regular season, if you get really good at what you do, teams will have a hard time adjusting to you.

I'm learning from every game and trying to make a difference.

Paul Nixon taught me to break a run chase down into little targets. I suppose I stole his cues and took them into my own game.

We could all use a little coaching. When you're playing the game, it's hard to think of everything.

I'm always learning and getting better with my technique.

Sometimes I do things in training and think, 'Ah! I need to do that in a game. If I do I will be close to my full potential.'

I want to improve every part of my game.

They say in baseball, your little flaws will stick with you from the start. It's just how you can maintain and minimize them.

I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I've just got to be able to put it all together.

I've worked on my game, and I don't think it has any holes, no weaknesses. I say that with humility because you can always work to get better. But I run inside, I run outside, and I'm just not a guy you have to take off the field for certain packages.

You can't just be one of those guys where the whole league knows what you are and categorizes you as that and you accept that. I want to be one of those guys who expands his zone. Kind of like what Kawhi did.

When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn't a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.

You have to raise your game to the level of those around you. Then you have to maintain that high level, and by doing this I think I am improving naturally.

With time, I've got more used to grass, and I think my style of game helps.

Once you've made peace with the fact that you're hardly ever going to work on anything that you're actually good at, the only thing that you can do is get good very fast on everything you have to do.

It's one thing to have a scouting report and not be able to execute it, and it's completely different if you're able to kind of work your way through that report, attack guys certain ways, use different sequences, and be effective with them.

It's hard when you have to play a way you're not really used to and you feel like you can do more than just that.

I think positionally I've improved. One vs. one I feel more comfortable. I knew that was going to come - obviously that's the kind of thing that comes with experience.

I think I've shown I have the defensive discipline to play deep as the No.6 and start the build ups with my passing. I can also play higher up the pitch and make a difference in the opposition area. Being able to do both has helped me to play so many games.

With time, I am knowing my game better.