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Kiran More (Part I)

Meet Kiran More Face to Face as part of CricInfo's video/audio interview series.

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"It was a pressure game and we were doing very well... He tried to imitate me and there were a few verbal exchanges. Because of TV I think it looks big and it was quite popular worldwide" (On the incident with Javed Miandad in the World Cup)

[ Complete profile of Kiran More ]

On taking up wicketkeeping: by plan or accident?

It wasn't planned you know. Any youngster coming up always has some natural ability... I found more thrill in wicketkeeping and I was very good with the soft ball... [Audio]

On his selection at 20 for the 1983 tour of the West Indies:

It wasn't a surprise because I was doing very well in domestic cricket. I'd played a lot of matches till 1983 and got a big score against UP that year. I was also doing very well in local cricket in Bombay... [Audio]

On spending a long time in the team before actually playing:

It turned out to be brilliant actually. I always feel wicketkeepers should wait for their opportunity. In 1983 I came to the Indian team and waited three years to make my Test debut... [Audio]

On his splendid debut series in England and adjusting to the conditions there:

I went to England for the first time in 1982 and played in the Northern Lancashire league for a club called Barrow. That must have helped me... [Audio]

On not getting a Test century:

Yeah, it was a disappointment but I never had an opportunity to go as a nightwatchman or to bat before the No.7 position because we had such a good team overall... [Audio]

On the dismissals he cherishes the most:

Martin Crowe in New Zealand in the 1992 World Cup and David Gower in England (in 1990), these two dismissals showed the alertness ... [Audio]

On dropping Graham Gooch at 36 on his way to 333:

Yeah, I don't think there's any wicket keeper in the world who's not dropped catches. You drop some catches, take some catches, but as a keeper I always believe ... [Audio]

On the incident with Javed Miandad in the World Cup ?

It was a pressure game and we were doing very well... He tried to imitate me and there were a few verbal exchanges. Because of TV I think it looks big and it was quite popular worldwide ... [Audio]


Kiran More: [Part II]

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