Mithali Raj dresses up her reading: What she said: “I just know I have a lot of time to read in the [dressing] room.” Former India skipper, Mithali Raj, is insouciant about no longer leading the women’s T20 side. What she really meant: “What is this waiting if full of care? I have loads of […]
Ravi Shastri traces a bullet. What he said: “There’s a bit of Sachin there, there’s a bit of Viru there, and when he walks, there’s a bit of Lara there!” Ravi Shastri, the Indian head coach, can’t stop gushing about latest boy sensation, Prithvi Shaw, and his exhilarating debut against the West Indies at home. […]
What he said: “My mother gave me a bar of soap. She told me to go wash it off and not act like a kid. I was 16 years old. She thought my tattoo was a Boomer [chewing gum] sticker.” K L Rahul describes his mother Rajeshwari’s reaction to his first skin etching. The Karnataka batter […]
“Cricket, like the novel, is great when it presents men in the round; when it shows the salty quality of human nature. ” —John Arlott.
“Zero tolerance means all nations and all sports have to be compliant with WADA’s rules. On this front, sport requires the support of governments, governments need to make sure that their national anti-authorities are WADA-compliant.” —Thomas Bach.
