Suresh Raina Quotes

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

I don’t compete with others, but compete with myself.

If you’re successful, it’s important to enjoy it! I love shopping for clothes, branded clothes. I love shopping in England, Dubai. I like to travel whenever I can.

I would never date or marry an actress. I will marry the girl of my mom’s choice.

I try to do better than what I have before.

We definitely have a lot of talent in India for football. It is great to see football’s growing popularity and I really hope a larger number of corporate companies invest in the game so that one day we have a great team to boast about.

I think Test cricket is the ultimate form of cricket.

The shot of Kapil Dev kissing the World Cup and hordes of Indian fans all over at Lord’s is etched in my memory. Every Indian is proud of that victory, and every Indian player who has played the World Cup after that ’83 win wants to bring the Cup home.

My days in hostel were tough. I was ragged by my seniors. We were asked to wash their dirty clothes, do their odd jobs, etc. When it came to eating, we would be often given burnt rotis and milk that had awful odour. But, never once did I call home. I knew if I had to become a tough cricketer, I would have to handle the pressure.

Normally players from the hostels don’t give much importance to their fitness, but my case was different thanks to my coach. He helped me focus a lot on my batting and bowling which worked out really well for me in the future.

I am trying hard to better my performances every match.

For me, fielding is everything – it is a passion that comes from within. You can get a bad ball while you bat, and your bowling may not always be up there, but you are completely in control of how well you field.