There are so many fans and so many people who care deeply about this game, and it is because of these fans that we are who we are as cricketers.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings.
Cricket fans all over the world probably have more in common with each other than with their fellow citizens.
Indian cricket fans are manic-depressive in their treatment of their favorite teams. They elevate players to god-like status when their team performs well, ignoring obvious weaknesses; but when it loses, as any team must, the fall is equally steep, and every weakness is dissected.
Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.
One-day cricket is a very important part of our play. We've got a long way to go until the next World Cup and for us it's one ruthless game after another where we can play well.
The public want to see people play an exciting brand of cricket.
When you are playing on the ground, you are a cricketer, but the moment you step off it, you are just another person. You need to talk to people nicely because you are who you are because of the people.
Since childhood, I have been a cricket fanatic.
My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.
I do love cricket - it's so very English.
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