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19th
March, 2001.
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| Matthew
Hayden |
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"I
fulfilled an ambition today to bat a day in Test cricket. I have been
wanting to do that since I was a boy." - Quoted as saying to Malcolm Conn
in The Hindu
"I
developed the sweep, which is a very productive shot and which got me
a lot of runs, under Bobby Simpson (former Australian coach)." Talking
to reporters at the end of 1st day at Chepauk.
"I
stuck to my game plan and it worked well. It is a special day for all
of us and we will be looking to press the advantage from here and bat
as long as we can." - On his third Test hundred
"I
had this stint in 1998 when we talked with Bedi and Venkat on how to play
spin, so the preparation helped a lot." - During his press meet in Chennai
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Steve Waugh |
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"We
can all learn by our mistakes, so I'm sure John (Buchanan) will learn
from the experience." Quoted as saying in the Sydney Morning Herald on
the Aussie coach John Buchchan's comment on Shane Warne
"We've
failed once in 17 Tests so let's not make too big a deal of it. The series
is up for grabs but we've got to believe we're good enough to do it."
- On his sides chances in the series
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| John
Wright |
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"I
would have been roasting if we had lost at Kolkata." - Indian coach quoted
as saying in The Times of India |
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"It
is the way the Indians have held on that gives rise to the hope that they
too will make the Australians sweat." - In his column in The Times of India |
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Ayaz
Memon
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"Whatever
the result at Chennai, Indian cricket is now headed in a different direction,
and should take the rest of the country with it." - Noted cricket writer
Ayaz Memon in The Times of India
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"If
you have won 16 Tests in a row, there cannot be too many deficiencies. It
was just a bad day in office." In an interview to The Times of India |
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"I
shall leave our selectors as specialists who seem to know more and more
about less and less." - In his column for The New Indian Express |
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"The
Australians, following the debacle at Eden Gardens, have come back like
a wonded tiger. In fact, their aggressive approach took one's breath away."
- In his column in The Hindu
"It's
been a long time since we saw so many sixes on the first day of a Test
match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium." - In The Hindu
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"I
would thank God.... That, too, for three things: Giving the opportunity
to play the second Test; to bat at No. 3 and, then, for helping get all
the runs. Am I superstitious? No." - In reply to a question on looking towards
the sky in an interview to The Telegraph. |
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