“No one really follows domestic cricket and most of the times, good performances go unnoticed. In IPL, a good 30 or 40 gets noticed. 40 gets noticed. When I go out in Hyderabad, people recognise me and at times I even get special treatment. As a cricketer, everyone wants to play for the country and get recognition. Whatever level I play, I want to be known as a match winner,” T Suman, told the Hindustan Times.
“Spinners are considered cannon fodder in international limited overs cricket. But in this IPL, the top three bowlers by wickets and economy are spinners ... Batsmen probably think we're cannon fodder and plays into our hands. Spinners are important because we take the pace off the ball. The white ball does not swing, reverse after a while. With the bowlers being shuffled so much, sometimes the ball isn't shined at all. Leggies talk of zooters, offies of doosras, you left-arm spinners don't talk so much...” Murali Kartik said while speaking to the Hindustan Times.
“I don't play to prove anything to anybody. The source of inspiration for me is that I am playing for enjoyment. I am playing well and it feels nice. Today, I enjoyed my batting because it was challenging initially and then I had to be patient in the middle. I had to plan the innings. When big shots were required they came in and it was very satisfying," Sachin Tendulkar was quoted as saying by the Indian Express.
“We can’t all hit the ball like Robin Uthappa, but I’d like to think that we’ve done more than enough to end the flippant comments about the Royal Challengers being a Test team. Finally, a word about the bowlers on Saturday night. Dale was magnificent and is now bowling as fast as I’ve ever seen him. ... But the pick of the attack, as ever, remains the captain, and he’s also still the most enthusiastic man in the team (and the oldest!).Anil is an inspiration and it remains a source of inspiration watching him bowl,” Jacques Kallis wrote in the Times of India.
“We suffered a big loss (by 7 wickets, with almost 3 overs to spare)... Some emotions were shown, which is perfectly understandable. … It’s not a blame game (situation)... The way forward is to improve in the areas we didn’t do well against the Royal Challengers Bangalore... We should definitely have got more than 160 for nine... We ought to have bowled much better and, yes, been far better in the field, too. Having said all that, Bangalore played very well.” the Kolkata Knight Riders coach, Dav Whatmore was quoted as saying to The Telegraph.
“It won't be a surprise if the 37-year-old (Adam Gilchrist) actually inspires his side to do the unthinkable yet again. And there is more than one reason to believe so. The catch here is that Gilchrist knows how to handle his boys, be it a maverick like Symonds or a shy guy like Tirumalasetti Suman. He strikes the right chord, says the right words and sends across the right message. There is no dressing room disquiet after a loss, no one points fingers and there's no fall guy. "It's the team that lost, not individuals," he often reiterates,” wrote DNA.
“The implication that pace is good enough by itself in the IPL is ridiculous. … Surely nobody believes that anybody in the top eight or nine batsmen won’t be good enough to hit a half volley or full toss to the boundary, even if it is bowled at 155 kilometers per hour….I am probably bowling as fast as ever at the moment but that’s not really the point. What matters a lot more is that I’m landing a lot of deliveries in the right place and not bowling half volleys. Now that were at the business end of the tournament I need to keep that up and make even less errors,” wrote Dale Steyn in The Times of India.
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