He made you feel like you're ten-foot tall and bullet-proof.
New Zealand batter Henry Nicholls describes the leadership skills of Brendon McCullum, the new England coach
If Roy shook your hand you had his word. That's the sort of bloke he was and that's why I always wanted him on my team.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting pays tribute to team-mate Andrew Symonds, who died in a car accident at the age of 46
I don't think he'll ever be a line-and-length bowler. He's born in a Ferrari and he's going to drive the Ferrari.
Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody doesn't see fast bowler Umran Malik's express pace dropping off anytime soon.
Take a single and go the non-striker's end
Sunil Gavaskar has advice for batters on how to navigate pace sensation Umran Malik's bowling
I don't get goosebumps [on the field]. The only time I feel goosebumps is when it's really cold.
Chennai Super Kings' MS Dhoni answers a fan's question with a "cool" answer.
I told the boys if one single "f*** you" comes your way, give them three back: two in our language and one in theirs.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri on what he told his players when they were facing Australia
I had a thick skin, thicker than the leather of the Dukes ball you use.
Ravi Shastri tells the Guardian newspaper of the key requirement one needs to be the coach of the Indian team
He says, "Coach, I am going to bowl a bouncer." I say go for it. Then you see the batsman lying on his back in the nets.
Dale Steyn, Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowling coach, gives a succinct account of what it's like to watch pacer Umran Malik bowl in the nets
They keep watching Jos [Buttler] score hundreds, so they just keep asking me why I cannot hit the ball out of the park like him.
Delhi Capitals opener David Warner says his kids are not satisfied with back-to-back half-centuries
I got pretty lucky on that one so I might have to get him a beer after that.
Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Josh Hazlewood on thanking the umpire who didn't signal wide for a delivery that eventually got him a wicket
Glad we don't have to bowl to Babar anymore for a while.
Aaron Finch is happy to see the back of this one particular challenge now that the Pakistan tour is over
He was saying that there are only two types of batsmen in the world: one is right-handed and one is left-handed.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson on bowling coach Lasith Malinga's simple outlook
I've messaged my mum's boss to give her a couple of weeks off when I get home so we can go on a holiday together because she's been as nervous as I am.
South Africa captain Sune Luus on dealing with her side's close World Cup games
I've always wanted to have signs in the crowd to have my name on them, but probably didn't expect it would be about falling in a pool.
Australia keeper-batter Alex Carey won't live down his walk into the hotel pool for a long time
Sometimes you don't even notice when she is on a cricket field. She looks the same as when she is off the cricket field. That's how chilled she is.
Laura Wolvaardt on team-mate Sune Luus, who scored 62 and bowled three overs for ten in South Africa's World Cup match against Pakistan
I faked it for a solid year - trying to pretend that I had my s**t together
Former South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn on the trauma of losing the 2015 World Cup semi-final to New Zealand
I woke up the latest, I won again, best sleeper in the team. Still hold the record.
Usman Khawaja is determined to break all sorts of records in Pakistan, starting with jet lag sleep-ins
I've asked our physio and media manager what their preferred fielding position was if they were to take the field.
Meg Lanning reacts to the news that the Women's World Cup could allow a nine-player side and two staff members in fielding positions in case of a Covid outbreak
We've been up to our eyebrows in crosswords, Sophie Ecclestone has been running HIIT classes on Zoom, Freya Davies organised a brilliant quiz.
England captain Heather Knight and her team are keeping busy in quarantine ahead of the 2022 Women's World Cup
Dad rang me and said he wanted me to buy him a caravan to tour around Australia.
Josh Hazlewood on the reaction to his million-dollar payday at the IPL auction
I'm not in that auction because I can't stand another year of disappointment and not getting the satisfaction of retiring in a few years time because of a million dollar contract.
South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar is happy to sit out the IPL auction
I'm susceptible to full tosses and short, out wide, I'm rubbish at. I can't believe I said that out loud.
Australia allrounder Tahlia McGrath, who made a 49-ball unbeaten 91 in the first women's Ashes T20I, reveals her kryptonite
I've only really seen something similar once in my life - when I watched the replay of my own innings.
Marcus Stoinis, who held the record for the highest score in the BBL, is only so impressed by the new record holder, Glenn Maxwell
I can bowl myself at the tail now, which is very nice.
Pat Cummins sees only upsides to being a bowling captain
My daughter still hasn't grasped the concept of five-day cricket. When I got out the other day, she said, 'Come on, Dad, let's go home.'
Ross Taylor's daughter must be delighted that he has announced his international retirement
I doubt it will be 6 for 7 but I did say nothing more than last week, don't try any harder.
Australia captain Pat Cummins has very reasonable expectations of new bowler Scott Boland
And by the way [about] being thrown under the bus, Ash need not worry because I'd already spoken to the bus driver and told him to stop two feet short.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri puts the brakes on R Ashwin's claims of feeling excluded from the Indian team while in Australia
When I'm back home I honestly, honestly enjoy picking up my dog's dog s*** every morning.
Jofra Archer may have missed out on his first away Ashes due to injury but he's got plenty to keep him occupied at home, he tells Fox Sports
If he's good at sport, he hopefully plays for Australia, and if he's not, then he can play for England.
A new Ashes sledge courtesy Kristen Beams, the former Australia leggie with an English partner, as she talks about her six-month old son's future in the game
I was probably the most nervous I've ever been under a high ball.
New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra recalls his feelings before taking the catch that gave Ajaz Patel his tenth wicket of the innings in Mumbai
I'm not shy of bowling in my hotel room in front of the mirror.
England spinner Jack Leach says his training isn't hampered by the rain in Brisbane
Whenever I finish a match, I'll go and check where I am on the Sri Lanka run charts to figure out how many I need to score to pass someone.
Sri Lanka opener and captain Dimuth Karunaratne wants to be the first opener from his side to get 10,000 Test runs
If Glenn McGrath was ever captain, he'd have bowled 45 overs straight.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting doesn't think his fast-bowling team-mates would have made good captains
When CSK does well, our TRP goes up.
IPL chairman Brijesh Patel roots for the continued popularity of Chennai Super Kings
They would have had to strap me to the bed. I was always going to go out there and play.
Australia keeper-batter Matthew Wade reveals he played the T20 World Cup final with a grade two side strain
I politely said 'no worries, mate', walked back into my room, and I screamed into my pillow.
When Justin Langer told Mitch Marsh he wouldn't be playing the T20 World Cup group stage match against England, Marsh took the news really well
I do not care who you are. If your name is [Don] Bradman and you are in a bubble, your average will come down because you are human.
India coach Ravi Shastri on the bubble fatigue his players have endured through the year
The conversation with me and Ashwin through the UK tour was about where we should take our kids, which [theme] park we should take them to.
Rohit Sharma on what he talked to about R Ashwin when the spinner was left out of the India side
Whole of India's behind you here, Greavo!
Scotland keeper Matt Cross reminds bowler Chris Greaves of all the support their team has for their T20 World Cup game against New Zealand
My Hindi is gonna be tested here, sir. If my mum is watching this and I say something slightly wrong, she'll give me a hard time about it.
New Zealand leggie Ish Sodhi declines a request to answer a press conference question in Hindi