Richie Benaud Quotes

"The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling."
- Richie Benaud

"A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it."
- Richie Benaud
(Related: Cricket, Earth)

"The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time."
- Richie Benaud
(Related: Time, Ability, Right)

"In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over."
- Richie Benaud
(Related: Work, Fact)

"I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India and Pakistan players find it difficult coming to Australia. People sometimes have difficulty believing that."
- Richie Benaud
(Related: People, Difficulty, Now)

"From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity."
- Richie Benaud
(Related: Humanity)

"But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it."
- Richie Benaud
(Related: Actions, Trying, Voice)

"Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent."
- Richie Benaud
(Related: Luck, Skill)