Gleanings

Aunshuman Gaekwad: 'I feared getting out early but not getting hurt'

Chetan Chauhan: 'Bat cool, field aggressive'

Roland Butcher: 'I was better at fielding and football than Ian Botham'

Marvan Atapattu: 'I had a lot of greed for runs because of all the ducks at the start'

Chuni Goswami: 'Playing cricket, there was no pressure for me'

'That was my only bloody wish, to win a World Cup'

'Bowling in limited-overs cricket these days needs to come with a health warning'

'I started fielding at short leg because I was lazy'

'If you can bowl fast, then bowl fast'

'To get to 500 was tremendous for me'

'One of the secrets of good umpiring is confidence'

'I think we got Test status too late'

'Players these days are lucky - they don't get chewed out like we used to'

'I was shocked when I first got picked for New Zealand'

'I've never been so embarrassed as on my Test debut'

'WSC was the greatest thing that ever happened to cricket'

'My autobiography won't be boring, because I'm not boring'

'The wrist is a forgotten area of spin bowling'

'Walk into a dressing room today and you'd have trouble finding a place to sit'

'I had opportunities to leave but I didn't want Zimbabwe to go downhill'