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Dale Steyn says cricket brings out the aggressor in him
James Pattinson after Ricky Ponting made 162 not out and 60 not out against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield
If he drops me I'll never speak to him again.
Graeme Swann threatens Alastair Cook, his new Test captain, in jest
This is the first time I've won Man of the Match without taking a wicket.
The allrounder in Sydney Sixers left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe was on show in the Champions League T20 semi-final against Titans
Gideon Haigh on following Rahul Dravid in delivering the Bradman Oration
He's young and good looking like me
Lou Vincent compares himself to teen pop sensation Justin Bieber, who is also Auckland's 'motivational figurehead'
Andrew Flintoff compares cricket and boxing
What a pleasure being able to bowl bouncers at journos today!! Managed a few bruises!
Stuart Broad relished the opportunity to literally hit back at some of his critics
Once I cross the ropes and get onto the field, it's war.
Cricket is serious business for Marlon Samuels
The atmosphere is better playing for Delhi Daredevils than for England.
South African crowds are being a little less hostile to Kevin Pietersen during the Champions League T20
If Real Madrid don't qualify you don't see Ronaldo.
Mahela Jawaywardene is clear about why Chris Gayle isn't playing in the Champions League T20
PCB chairmen are complex. They are airdropped from Mars.
Shoaib Akhtar reveals the nature of his relationship with the Pakistan cricket administration
I am sure they will need a lot of bartenders out there tonight.
West Indies will party hard after their World Twenty20 triumph, and Darren Sammy knows it
Hampshire's Jimmy Adams on being associated with West Indian Jimmy Adams.
Sorry Sri Lanka, it's West Indies all the way
Chris Gayle conveys his commiserations to the hosts in advance, after taking his team to the World T20 final
Not sure the ladies will appreciate their age being put up there.
Ian Chappell has a tip for the broadcasters while watching the Women's World Twenty20 semi-finals
We aren't here for archaeology.
ECB chairman Giles Clarke refuses to dig over old ground on the Pietersen affair
What do you want for your kids, entertainment or education?
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga says there's no education to be gained from Twenty20 cricket
You don't get many intelligent fast bowlers for starters, particularly at 19.
Like many others, Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey is hugely impressed with fast bowler Pat Cummins
Frankly, I am quite bad at analysing technique; you have seen my technique.
MS Dhoni, when asked whether Rohit Sharma was susceptible against the incoming delivery
Good to see you are not here, actually.
Shane Watson greets television pundit Kevin Pietersen after winning his third Man-of-the-Match award in a row at the World T20
Rahul dravid pl smile a little ur not batting !!
Yuvraj Singh has some advice for television pundit Rahul Dravid
When he hits it, it goes for a six. When he doesn't hit it, it goes for a six.
Mushfiqur Rahim on Brendon McCullum, following his 51-ball hundred against Bangladesh at the World Twenty20
I am going to spend it with the West Indian women's team.
Chris Gayle, who turns 33 on Friday, reveals his birthday plans
What a waste of four days that was
Vernon Philander on his trip to Colombo for the ICC awards, where he didn't win any of the three awards he was nominated for
I always wanted to bat against Brett Lee, I wanted to see what he is made of.
Sprinter Yohan Blake plans to take up cricket seriously once he's done with athletics
If that'd been a hamburger he'd have stopped it
Bob Willis takes a dig at a plump Ian Blackwell during a misfield in the Clydesdale Bank40 final at Lord's
On the 1996 tour of England, I went to the gym only once - to see it and not to use it
Sourav Ganguly reveals the Indian team's attitude to fitness training in his early days
Will you do the fielding for me?
Sourav Ganguly jokes when asked to play in IPL 2013
Very difficult to replicate 40,000 screaming Indians
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson says that it is hard to simulate a realistic pressure situation in the nets
Rahul Dravid responds to Roger Binny's comment that his speeches are getting to be like his batting.
Murali Kartik is not amused by reactions on his "mankading" to get rid of Somerset's Alex Barrow in the LV County Championship
With Gautam, the bowlers are worried about getting me out rather than him.
Virender Sehwag reveals why batting with Gautam Gambhir is not the easiest proposition
New Zealand's Jacob Oram rationalises why he missed out on the IPL auction and the SLPL draft system
If we create a nuisance, please forgive us
Unmukt Chand tells the mayor of Townsville what to expect after leading India to victory in the Under-19 World Cup
If we get through this, Sri Lanka will seem like a holiday resort
Australia's acting coach Steve Rixon faces up to the prospect of playing in the UAE heat
I'm not even the second-best batsman in my team
Hashim Amla doesn't agree with the world rankings for batsmen
That's the leave of a man who's had a draining week
Michael Vaughan responds to Andrew Strauss padding up against Vernon Philander
Sourav Ganguly on VVS Laxman's peculiar habit
There will be now competition between Yuvraj and Virat to see who's best at ragging.
MS Dhoni welcomes Yuvraj Singh back as his antics were being missed in the dressing room
How to turn from a nobody into an IPL star
Aakash Chopra: Apart from plenty of luck, you need to pick your team wisely, bat at the top and have your captain's support
Fixing? It's people like us doing it
Ed Hawkins: It's convenient to blame the underworld for every instance of fixing, but it's ordinary punters behind many of them
The perils of scoffing at failure
Rob Steen: Excessive success can destroy inhibition, and hence the capacity for shame
New Zealand shaken and stirred
Andrew Alderson: The second-innings collapse at Lord's has revived concerns about New Zealand's top order
The divine madness of Kevin Pietersen
Jon Hotten: Players like him, when absent, stir a yearning in the spectator that has nothing to do with team loyalty
A talent that didn't know its own worth
Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last of
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Pollard sledges Watson, Dravid is angry
Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
A time for anger, a time for action
Out of the shattered lives of three young men caught up in allegations of fraud, newer and stronger players must emerge
Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second
Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by
Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second
Anderson's magic not to be missed (50)
None of the other three England bowlers with 300 Test wickets - or many other of the game's finest swing merchants - could have bowled better than James Anderson at Lord's
A case of peaking too early (41)
Royal Challengers began the season in full steam, but failed to replicate their consistency away from home
"Minimise sixes" - Two words sum up farcical contest (40)
The eight-over dash between Bangalore and Chennai was as close as cricket played on the field can get to cricket played on smartphone apps
What They Said About
"It sounds quite sinister to me. I mean the fact that there would be four guys attacking him, [from] the media reports I saw looked somewhat unprovoked, and there must be something behind that. The assault seems very vicious so obviously we wish him a speedy recovery, and I'm sure the police will be working to get to the bottom of it."
New Zealand prime minister, John Key
"We don't need security. This is a nice suburb. We run security, we run doormen on the weekend, purely to make sure we have no intoxicated [people] and no underagers at the venue. It's not about having bouncers on the door. We have doormen that meet and greet and say farewell to the guests … the bar runs very well, we have got nice clientele, and we don't need security early in the week."
Steve Holmes, general manager at Aikman's bar, where the incident occurred
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