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James Anderson: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“David Cameron was congratulating us on our recent achievements and I was looking for some clothes to put on.”
English fast bowler,James Anderson, wishes that the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, had a better sense of timing when he barged into the English team’s dressing room to congratulate them on their Indian summer.
What he really meant:
“Why do you think it’s called a ‘dressing room’?”
What he definitely didn’t:
“’Come Undone’ by Duran Duran is my favourite bathroom song.”
Varun Aaron: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
"And it’s a lot of fun to hit people on the head."
Young Indian pacer from Jharkhand, Varun Aaron, has no intention of sacrificing pace as his career progresses.Aaron has been called up for the India-England ODI series, replacing the injured Ishant Sharma.
What he really meant:
“What’s the point of bowling quick if you don’t intimidate the opposition?”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’d rather hit heads than wickets.”
England whitewash India 4-0: Dénouement complete
The rout is complete.
The English Lions, in their own den, knocked the Indians from their perch of the No.1 Test team in the world.
The mighty have fallen—hard.
Team India nestle at No.3 behind South Africa.
For one brief session on the fifth day of the last Test, Sachin Tendulkar and Amit Mishra showed what could have been. Had the Indian batsmen applied themselves similarly in the first three matches, the series result could have been quite different.This was the only batting session—in the entire series—that the Indians did not lose a wicket.
The English bowlers, for the first time in the series, showed signs of frustration. Graeme Swann kicked the turf, repeatedly.
Allan Lamb: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“I will always have Dravid in my side.”
Former English cricketer, Allan Lamb, says that although Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman in the world–on paper, he cannot omit Rahul Dravid from his side.
What he really meant:
“For sheer technique, class and style, there’s no one better than Dravid.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I will always have Dravid in my side—my rugby XI.”
Dilip Vengsarkar: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“I feel it is unethical to be a part of any committee of MCA.”
Dilip Vengsarkar feels he has no place in the Mumbai Cricket Association’s scheme of things after being rejected by its members in its recently concluded elections. The former chief national selector refused chairmanship of MCA’s Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC).
What he really meant:
“I’m a proud man. I refuse to legitimise the CIC. ”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Can we have a recall (election), please?”
Rahul Dravid: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“This might take half an hour.”
Rahul Dravid knows there are more than a few reasons for Team India’s debacle in the Test series against England.
What he really meant:
“It needs to be a report submitted to the BCCI which will then be put away in dust-covered file cabinets.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“It’ll take just 5 ODIs and a decent result to resolve the underlying issues.”
Tim Nielsen: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
"We are 100,000 per cent behind Australia being the best cricket team in the world.”
Tim Nielsen welcomes the changes in Cricket Australia’s structure. The shake-up will force current national coach Nielsen to reapply for his position, if he wants it.
Nielsen said:
“I think the most important thing is it’s been an exhaustive look at how we’re going to get Australian cricket back to where it wants to be, number one in all forms of the game.”
"You don’t do that by skirting around the edges and having nice, feel-good looks at things and hoping you’re going to fix things up by doing them the same way.”
What he really meant:
“The positive is that I can reapply for my position whereas Greg (Chappell) got the boot and Andrew (Hilditch) saves face by claiming he does not want a full-time role. Also, I get to choose the players from now on.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“No, I didn’t know that England are No. 1 now. None of us did. ”
Mushtaq Mohammad: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“They thought their cricketers were machines and are being treated like machines.”
Former Pakistan cricket skipper, Mushtaq Mohammad, is indignant at the callous treatment of Indian cricketers by the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI).
Mohammad said: “"I also blame the players for running after the money in the IPL. They had put their body through all kind of strain and pain and didn’t think about the tour of England, which was a very important tour. I hope they learn their lesson that too much IPL and unnecessary cricket spoils the ranking of the team.”
What he really meant:
“The BCCI honchos evidently have not played cricket themselves and are blissfully unaware of the wear and tear from the grind of continuous cricket. Indian cricketers were found out as their ill-conditioned bodies gave in.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“The India-England series ought to have been billed ‘War Of The Machines’.”
Matt Prior: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
What he said:
“I got chewed up and spat out.”
Matt Prior, in an interview, discloses that he almost gave up the game when he first made it into the English cricket XI.
Prior said: “"I never thought I didn’t belong at this level but I did think about knocking keeping on the head and playing just as a batter.”
The wicketkeeper batsman adds: “It’s not the good times that make you the player and person you are, it’s the bad times.
I was called an uneducated skinhead and people were even having a go at my mother for things I was supposed to have done. It was a complete character assassination. It all killed me. But it spurred me on and I’ve emerged stronger."
What he really meant:
“I felt like tobacco—masticated, used and spat out.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I still have bite marks on me.Love bites from the game, these.”
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