Cricket Passion Quotes

It was a personal decision for me to stand and say that cricket is all I have in life, there's nothing I need to do other than cricket. If I want to achieve whatever I thought as a kid, I need to work hard and not let it go to waste.

For me, growing up and watching Test cricket and absolutely loving it, that's been the pinnacle for me with cricket.

I remember when I was a kid, I would visualise wearing the India colours and walking on the field in front of an amazing atmosphere, and I feel it has helped me a lot throughout my career.

I played my first game of adult cricket at about eight or nine when the fifth team were short and picked me to field and bat at No 11. From then I just got the bug and wanted to play as often as possible.

I was pretty much a goody-two shoes at school - a bit boring, didn't get in trouble with teachers - it was classical Yorkshire: a lot of respect to your elders. Once I started playing cricket that sort of slipped away.

Many Pakistani fans will say they have followed their team for too long and had their hearts broken many times, but I love them, and I love their cricket.

From nine, I started playing cricket. From 11, I knew this is what I'm doing.

I love cricket and I have no intention to retire

At the end of the day, my job is to play cricket, and till the time I am playing against any opposition, I am happy.

I love to play Test cricket; it's the main cricket.

I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.

I want to play Test cricket until I die, seriously.

I've played cricket seriously since I was eight years old, when I first played for the Essex under-11s. I can't just turn it off.

Physically and mentally, it's quite hard. But I'm playing cricket for England. It's what I dream about doing.

So I never forget how lucky I am. That's the reason above all else why I'm determined to keep enjoying cricket, whatever the wins or the losses. As long as I do that then the runs will come.

I grew up playing against friends and cousins in the park and it was some of the most competitive cricket I have played.

I always dreamt of holding the bat and winning games for India. That was my inspiration to take up cricket.

It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket.

I want to bowl fast till I retire.

I was attracted to cricket at a very young age. My father's elder brother Akram Siddiq saw the passion for cricket in me, so he pushed me, and then another uncle - father of Kamran, Umar, and Adnan Akmal - advised my father to work hard on me, as he thought that I will make it big in cricket.

I hate losing and cricket being my first love, once I enter the ground it's a different zone altogether and that hunger for winning is always there.

I am fully aware that cricket is like a second religion in Pakistan.

I wanted to become a cricketer primarily because the idea of playing in front of 40,000 odd people gave me an adrenaline rush.

The thing I like the most about Sachin is his intensity. After being in the game for so long, he still has the same desire to do well for India in any international match. I tell you what, this man is a legend.

I am a cricket lover and wanted to be a cricketer.