Quotes Log - Mar. 4- Mar. 10

"If the selectors sit down and offer me the job there is no way I can refuse," Michael Vaughan, announcing his readiness to be the next England ODI captain
Source: Ananova

"He's been under a lot of pressure but he's been a good leader and a tough player. I suppose England can now look ahead and move towards making things good for the future," Ricky Ponting, on Nasser Hussain, after the latter resigned his post as England ODI captain
Source: The Age, Australia

"I don't like giving away any side but one-day cricket and me haven't got on very well recently. I had to play in both forms of cricket and captain both forms. I had five months away and you just can't do everything. A lot of that went into my decision,"Nasser Hussain, announcing his desire to resign as England ODI captain
Source: The Sun, England

"I enjoy playing when there is a lot on the line. The tournament really starts for us," Chris Cairns, on New Zealand having a lot to do in the Super Sixes to qualify
Source: BBC

"When the whole thing was over and I realised just what had happened, I kept asking myself why it should have happened to me. I was just wondering whether I shouldn't just give it up and go fishing," Lance Klusener, after South Africa's exit from the World Cup
Source: The Independent Online, South Africa

"There was a career at stake, besides other things, so one had to part. One had to weigh a lot of things, rather than be on an ego trip and insist on being together." Actress Nagma, on her relationship with Indian captain Sourav Ganguly
Source: The Indian Express, India

"Sachin will end up breaking all records because he's so young and will mature mentally. He will know how to handle pressure all the time. If he keeps up this form he could very well bring India the World Cup." Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan
Source: Ahmedabad.com

"It's got to rank up there as possibly the most disappointing thing. Two ties in the last two World Cups, and out of both of them. The players are gutted, I felt we deserved better on the day." South African skipper Shaun Pollock
Source: The Star, South Africa

"One of the most saddening features of our defeat against Sri Lanka was the fielding. We gave away more than 15 runs on the field with some sloppy, schoolboy errors." Former West Indies skipper and current chairman of selectors Viv Richards, after the West Indies' six-run defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka
Source: Rediff.com

"It's nothing new. We always have this problem when we play soccer." Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis, after fisticuffs broke out among his players during a practice session ahead of the Zimbabwe match
Source: Sun Network, India

"I had asked the players about their ambitions during the tournament. Shoaib spoke about reaching the 100mph mark, Akram told me about his goal of taking 500 wickets. No one talked about winning the Cup." A former Pakistan international, now an international official
Source: The New Indian Express, India

"Tujhe pata hai tune kiska catch chhoda hai (Do you know whose catch you have dropped)?" Wasim Akram, after Abdul Razzaq dropped Sachin Tendulkar in the India-Pakistan match
Source: The Times of India, India