
How Parthiv Patel turned Gujarat into a domestic force – in his own words
"The focus was on winning the championship. That mental shift was decisive"
"The focus was on winning the championship. That mental shift was decisive"
"Bowling always above medium pace, he has a beautifully easy action"
"Never has a big reputation been more quickly won"
"No left-handed batsman in my time has possessed greater skill in scoring all round the wicket"
"Ever since the days of Hobbs and Sutcliffe, England have been searching for a match winning opening pair"
"A cutlass-wielding, left-handed pirate"
"One of the few genuine all-round cricketers of 1949"
"I often think that in many ways he is Sri Lankan cricket"
"His opening partnerships with Graeme Smith were the rock on which South Africa's success was built"
"There were few batsmen more attractive to watch than John Tyldesley"
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