I was never coached; I was never told how to hold a bat.

Every ball went exactly where I wanted it to go until the ball that got me out

May cricket continue to flourish and spread its wings. The world can only be richer for it.

Many cricketers who had more ability than I had, Why they didn't make more runs than I did, I don't know

When you play test cricket, you don't give the Englishmen an inch. Play it tough, all the way. Grind them into the dust.

Reading poetry and watching cricket were the sum of my world, and the two are not so far apart as many aesthetes might believe.

There are people who wish to draw attention to themselves by attacking me

Despite recent sad developments, cricket will survive and remain our most noble game and I shall always remain proud of the part I played in its history and development.

Test Cricket is not a light-hearted business, especially that between England and Australia.

It is necessary to grow up in maturity, firmness and courage in order to reach the goal

A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?

The dominance of conclusions over arguments is most pronounced where emotions are involved.

Your cells are as depressed as you are, and your cells are as happy and frisky as you are.

The one that rambles for a million miles, yes, I walk down this road searching for your love.

Every punch was thrown with bad intentions.

Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.

It is easier to raise the performance of one leader than it is to raise the performance of a whole mass.

Meditation simply means a state of no-thought, awareness without the process of thought, just pure, mirror-like awareness, with no thoughts passing in the mind.

Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria.