Viv Richards Quotes

I am an attacking batsman, but I've learned a lot about patience. There are clever bowlers who can pick your weak points, so I have to be a bit patient, play out a spell or two.

I've always felt that when I've been successful in red-ball cricket it has been because I've left the ball well and sometimes in cricket the shots you don't play are more important than the ones you do.

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

In 50over cricket there are different ways of playing. It's not all about smacking it over the top. It's important someone bats through the innings. That would be one of the options for me.

One-day cricket is about aggression and flair, but Test cricket is a different ball game. One has to struggle through the hard periods initially and then look on to get a respectable score on the board.

For me, fielding and running between the wickets are two things that are very important. For that, you need to motivate the guys about how much of an effect it will have on the game.

Finishing is one of the most difficult things to do in cricket. A player can't be a finisher in just 6 months or one year. You have to be used to that responsibility, keeping on doing what is required from you over a period of time.

This is Test cricket. Being positive is not far away from being reckless. For all that the sport has become more fast-flowing and entertaining, you still need batsmen whose first instinct is to be patient.

The want to get more runs increases when there is a dearth of it. At those times, it is important to be patient and keep your calm.

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.

I have learned a lot playing in domestic first-class cricket: how to score runs, how to counter situations.

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

Well, I've always prefered playing spin off the back foot because, to my mind, it takes short leg and silly point out of the equation.

A disciplined, patient, defensive period in a Test match is not old fashioned and boring - it's essential.

When I defend, it keeps me patient and lets my game come to me on the offensive end.

In Test cricket, you have to be adaptable.

Batsmen like Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar and Neil McKenzie have good techniques and can bat for long periods.

A batsman's skill and technique are judged on how he faces the Duke ball in England

If you're batting and you go off on one it can't really help you.

I can get runs much faster if I stay there in the middle to give bowlers more time and cushion.

I just try and earn my right to get on top of the bowlers, and that is how I play every game.

You don't win games by being aggressive. You win by being relaxed.

There's more luck in poker. Getting good at golf requires a certain amount of physical aptitude. Both take a lot of patience. Both require knowing when to gamble - either with a big bluff or a high-risk shot. Both can be infuriating.

You've got to try to close every inning out, take it one inning at a time, one batter at a time.

I have progressed. I have worked a lot in front of goal, trying to keep a cool head, trying not to force things.