“Not much is done to promote non-cricket sports in India. There is a lot of talk about how sports needs to reach the grassroots and how it should be introduced as a subject in school, but nothing has been done to that effect.” NeedsShouldHas BeensDoneSchoolSportsSubjectsEffectsIndiaCricketGrassrootsSubjects In School Author:Gagan Narang
“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.” MenWellsLongStillsDesireGamesIndiaInternationalIntensityLegendsCricketCricketers Author:Sourav Ganguly
“India me aap Prime Minister ko ek baar katghare me khada kar sakte hain. Par Sachin Tendulkar par ungli nahi utha Sakte.” IndiaMinistersPrimePrime MinisterCricketCricketersTendulkar Author:Navjot Singh Sidhu
“India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.” LittlesRealRunningDoubtDependsIndiaFortuneChampionNo DoubtScoreCricketReal ThingsCricketersTendulkar Author:Sunil Gavaskar
“On a train from Shimla to Delhi, there was a halt in one of the stations. The train stopped by for few minutes as usual. Sachin was nearing century, batting on 98. The passengers, railway officials, everyone on the train waited for Sachin to complete the century. This Genius can stop time in India!” MinutesCenturyGeniusIndiaTrainOfficialsStationsUsualCricketHaltPassengersRailwayBattingDelhiStop Time Author:Peter Roebuck
“I was happy with the umpiring in India last year, New Zealand is OK these days, and the only real area of concern is Pakistan. They seem to have a chip on their shoulders about their cricket there.” YearsRealSeemsLastsAreasConcernIndiaShouldersThese DaysLast YearPakistanCricketChipsNew Zealand Author:Allan Border
“I am a sports enthusiast, and if given an opportunity, I want to be a sportsman, even today. I want to promote the sport that is indigenous to India. Kabaddi is a matter of national pride. Why can't cricket, hockey, football and kabaddi be given equal platforms and co-exist? I believe that can happen.” IfsWantBelieveMatterHappensTodayOpportunityGivenI BelieveSportsFootballPrideEqualIndiaHockeyPlatformsCricketIndigenousSportsmanNational Pride Author:Abhishek Bachchan
“Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.” GamesIndiaPressureEntrepreneurPakistanCricketCricketersCricket FunnyIndia PakistanCricket Match Author:Imran Khan
“If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.” IfsMenPersonsIndiaBlameOne ManCricketRepresentingWhen Things Go Wrong Author:Sachin Tendulkar
“Schools across India do not have teachers, libraries, playing grounds and even toilets. I do not want to see empty classrooms, empty libraries. I do not want to see cattle grazing on fields meant to be cricket or football grounds.” WantSchoolTeacherFieldsFootballEmptyIndiaLibraryMeant To BeClassroomCricketToiletsCattleGrazingPlaying Cricket Author:Sachin Tendulkar
“By the time I was a young man, I lived with two deep struggles: I longed to become a cricketer, and I performed miserably in school. Cricket and tennis were all that I lived for. In India, this was a formula for failure.” MenTwoSchoolYoungStruggleIndiaYoung ManTennisFormulasCricketCricketers Author:Ravi Zacharias