Bhuvneshwar Kumar

“I have always enjoyed bowling in England because there is some swing around, which is my strength.”

“Injuries are a part and parcel of a player's career.”

“It's all about doing the little things right. It doesn't matter what form of cricket you are playing. Just keep things simple, and you will succeed.”

“It is always a good thing that whoever is getting a chance in the playing XI has been performing well.”

“When I began, I was more of a swing bowler with little pace, but I realized it will be difficult to sustain without the pace, so my fitness has now allowed me maybe an extra yard of pace. That has been the secret of my success.”

“If you have good gear and shoes, you can go for long runs and sustain yourself for a longer duration.”

“When I watch a match, I always try to understand what the batsman is trying to do so that I know what I should do to get him out.”

“T20 is such a format that finishes quickly, and you only have four overs. If there are three bad balls in one over, you will go for runs, and your whole analysis suffers. The team is on back foot because of three balls. So each and every ball becomes very important. It makes the bowler think.”

“I have learnt a lot from Praveen Kumar.”

“MS has always been a bowler's captain.”

“I just try to improve every series.”

“How you practice in nets matters a lot.”

“World Cup is a big platform.”

“When you are injured and undergoing rehab, it is important to stay positive and not allow negative thoughts to creep in.”

“You need to plan your bowling. Whenever things are not working for you - like, if you don't get swing - then you have to be ready with a backup plan and try something else.”

“You want to be consistent, and for that, you want to be fit.”

“You need wickets to be brave. When you get wickets, you can try anything. But when you don't, you always hesitate to try a few things because it is not always about giving runs and getting wickets.”

“T20 is a game where you must expect the unexpected.”

“IPL is such a tournament that you end up knowing about the strengths and weaknesses of everyone because you are playing with so many people in the same side.”

“We all know just bowling won't do in modern international cricket, and we have to contribute with the bat and as a fielder, too.”