Virender Sehwag Quotes

I want to be a high-order batter in the one-day stuff, to play some long innings rather than just go in and have a swipe.

Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.

When I was growing up, we would play a 10-over or 15-over game, and the asking-rate would always be high, and I would end up scoring 30 or 40 runs in 15 balls, so I built that mindset right from the beginning and still continue to bat in the same manner.

I'm expecting big things from our bowlers, from Peter Siddle, who plays the enforcer role, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee when he gets fit again. In batting, there's Phil Hughes, whose already done well for Australia and scored hundreds for Middlesex.

Running-between-the-wickets is the ability to convert ones into twos, twos into threes, and threes into fours. And to reach the wickets on time.

I am obsessed with cricket. But to be honest, I prefer the IPL format to test matches.

When I grew up, I tried to score off every ball, be it a 10-over-match, a 20-over, or even a Test match. If I stay in the wicket for, say, about 30 minutes, I want to make the most of it and score maximum runs possible. You never know when you get out; try to score as much possible before that.

If you know how to score runs, you can perform in any format.

I respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it's not so different.

I love to watch Rohit Sharma bat.

I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.

As an opening batsman, it's my responsibility to spend as much time in the middle as I can and try and get big scores in the first innings so that we don't have to bat in the second innings.

I'm a bit undercooked when it comes to keeping in Test cricket, but I've had a lot of experience in T20 and ODIs for my country, and my keeping has improved a lot.

It has been a great honour to play for the West Indies, to hold a bat and to spend 17 years in international cricket. That is something I am proud of.

I have batted well in Tests and always wanted to do well in ODIs, too.

I have been an aggressive batsman since my school days, and I play my game as such.

Batting with Dhoni is always a dream for me.

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

If I get runs in an entertaining fashion, then great. I like to get on top of bowlers and be aggressive. I don't want to be dominated by them. Hopefully people enjoy the way I play.

Pull and sweep are two shots which can help me score runs outside India. These are two shots that can immediately put pressure back on bowlers.

It's important on any English wicket to leave well.

English conditions have changed over the years. Lots of runs are being scored in one-day cricket now in England, pitches are good for batting.

Jacques Rudolph at the moment is using the inside edge as much as the middle of the bat.

As a batsman, I want to stay as long as possible at the crease.

Rishabh Pant whenever he has got away from Delhi on good pitches, hard pitches where there is carry, he has been exceptional with the bat.