Cricket's They Said It: Simon Kaitch, Paul Valthaty, Imran Khan Etc
What he said:
“If you pay peanuts you get monkeys.”
Simon Katich makes no bones enunciating his displeasure at Cricket Australia’s selection policies in a press conference outlining his future plans.
What he really meant:
“Australian selectors are chimpanzees.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’m very ape with Cricket Australia’s decision not to renew my contract."
What he said:
“I am the same Paul that I used to be before IPL.”
Paul Valthaty claims that success in the IPL has not changed him.
What he really meant:
“I’m still Paul.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“The P in IPL stands for Paul.”
What he said:
"This case is another suicide attack on Pakistan cricket."
Imran Khan slams the public row between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Shahid Afridi.
What he really meant:
“The national cricket board and their cricketers are always at loggerheads—to the detriment of Pakistani cricket.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Sue—I side.”
What he said:
Yuvraj Singh writing in the BCCI quarterly newsletter describes his impression of MS Dhoni prior to his World Cup final assault on Sri Lankan bowlers.
What he really meant:
“Dhoni was as wound up as a compressed spring.Once the pressure peaked, he would burst.”
“Dhoni needed a mere trigger to go off—he was primed—and the World Cup final was it.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Dhoni’s a human bomb.”
“Dhoni’s a bombshell.”
What he said:
“I’ll just keep doing it until someone wants me to stop.”
Andrew Hilditch, national chairman of Australian selectors, intends to continue as long aspossible.
What he really meant:
“Are you telling me, someone wants this job???”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Cricket Australia and I are wedded for life.”
What he said:
“"I (would) like to play for some more years in IPL. May be after four or five years, I will think about other option.”
Saurav Ganguly would like to continue in the IPL..
What he really meant:
“I’m suffering from brain freeze. Hence, I cannot consider other options.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’m forming a brand new IPL. Me ,myself and I are the foremost teams.”
Quote of the day:
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. - Isaac Newton

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