'Is it as mad as it looks?'

da dobrowin: From hairstyles to stomach upsets, bibs to pre-match rituals – a look at the best quotes from the IPL season gone by

da betway: Carlyle Laurie28-May-2012″Stress and carrying Shah Rukh Khan.”
May 27, 2012
“[At the end of the season] everyone was getting each other’s signatures on their jerseys. I said I should get everyone’s signature on my bib, since I wore it most of the time.”
May 26, 2012
“When someone gets a stomach upset, it’s because of the IPL. If someone gets an outside edge, it’s because of the IPL.”
May 26, 2012
“Chennai is like putting your head into an oven and turning it to 200 degrees and baking yourself.”
May 25, 2012
“The IPL is on but they [Pune Warriors] haven’t kept me in the team and have sent me back. After returning to my village, I have started working out. After practising in the morning, I help my brothers in the farms.”
May 24, 2012
“I don’t see anyone with a hairstyle that is similar to mine.”
May 14, 2012
“Earlier, the men wanted to be introduced to Preity; now, the women want to meet Shah Rukh.”
Kolkata Knight Riders’ May 14, 2012
“I sleep the whole day after breakfast to get in shape for the game.”
May 12, 2012
“Take a single and give me the strike, I shall do the rest.”
May 6
“Maybe I’ll give my hair gel to him (Sourav Ganguly) cause I haven’t used it in last 3 months.”
April 21, 2012
“Those who are questioning my action are evil … If I was hit into the galleries, my action would never have been questioned.”
April 20, 2012
“Zaheer is as good a doctor as he is a fast bowler.”
Apr 19, 2012
“Chill, I’m fine. Don’t be sad. Keep hitting them in the stands.”
April 18, 2012
“We fielded like an Under-14s side. They are professional cricketers, they should be able to catch. They should be able to stop the ball going through their legs.”

Sunil Narine had a pleasant surprise for Sunil Gavaskar•AFP”Actually, I was named after you.”
April 15, 2012
“You’ve got world-class players who are sitting in England now wanting to play the IPL when you’ve got some second-rate Australians getting gigs here.”
April 12
“They ask me, ‘Is it as mad as it looks?'”
Apr 13, 2012
“We have been strictly instructed by Preity [Zinta, Kings XI’s owner] to go slow on serving the players any oily food, even if the cravings are intense.”
April 8