5 Quotes & Sayings By Ian Botham

Ian Botham is a retired English cricketer who played in 67 Tests for England, captaining the side in 12 matches, until his retirement in 1994. He also played two One Day Internationals for England. He is famous for his Test performances, especially his bowling with an unorthodox action, which earned him the nickname "The Big Un". A left-arm spinner, he took 395 Test wickets at an average of 30.57 and had an exceptional best bowling analysis of 9/84 against South Africa at the Oval in 1990 (and with it, achieved his 300th Test wicket) Read more

Other notable performances include his 5/22 against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1988-89 and 5/46 against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 1993-94.

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To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win. Ian Botham
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The resilience of these people is amazing. I am a great believer that the sooner we get things up and running in terms of sport in this area, the better. Ian Botham
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If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got to be good, hasn't it? Ian Botham
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You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older generation. What we are trying to do is to look at the future and see what we can do to bring some stability back to people's lives. Ian Botham