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Q&As; with the players

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Paul Harris

'It's amazing how many new friends you have before a Test'

The South African spinner on his favourite opponents, celebratory drinks, fielding in front of Bay 13, and what hotel rooms need to improve them

Piyush Chawla

'I'll always remember getting Sachin paaji out'

Piyush Chawla on his most cherished wicket, field restrictions he'd like to modify, and the advantages of being short

M Vijay

'Don't call me Murali'

The Chennai Super Kings opener on how he should be addressed, his most embarrassing moment on the field, what he can do that Dhoni can't, and more

Angelo Mathews

'I want to be like Garry Sobers'

The Sri Lankan allrounder talks about jockstraps, nicknames and meeting Priyanka Chopra clad only in a towel

Shane Bond

'I'd have loved to play in the underarm game'

The New Zealand quick on what he'll do with his IPL money, his first TV advertisement, and whether he'd ever return to Test cricket

Devon Malcolm

'My heart told me to be an umpire'

Devon Malcolm on how he traded one set of whites in for another

Bryce McGain

Play the other one, Bryce

He plays PlayStation, the trumpet, and some cricket. Not bad for Australia's oldest Test debutant

Carl Hooper

'I'd do it all over again if I could'

From a cricketer in Guyana to a businessman in Australia: Carl Hooper may not play too much cricket but he stays in shape, and he plays the markets

Dave Mohammed

'I'm the best entertainer in the world'

Dave Mohammed explains his various celebration routines, talks about what he bought with his Stanford money, and the other sport he's good at

Daryl Harper

'I've never apologised to a player'

Daryl Harper talks about that Tendulkar lbw decision from 1999, the worst thing a bowler's said to him, and whether the ICC's Umpire of the Year award is rigged

Stuart Clark

'Don't mention McGrath and Warne'

Stuart Clark on the question he least likes answering, the nickname he didn't want, why sledging doesn't work, and his other job

Dinesh Karthik

'I wanted to be Botham'

India's stand-in keeper on his idol, a gift from Vettori, his complicated surname, and his favourite Rajnikant line

Graeme Swann

'I'm a charlatan'

He's not quite a rock star, and he didn't become a fighter pilot. At least he's England's first-choice spinner

Lasith Malinga

The return of Blondie

Sri Lanka's slinger collects tennis balls, cooks curry, and loves his mobile phone to bits

Fidel Edwards

'I can get pretty angry'

Wrestling, soccer, digging into some Jamaican cooking, and dishing it out to batsmen - are what keep West Indies' fiery spearhead ticking

Rohit Sharma

'I once ate 25 eggs at a go'

India's young batting star dropped his pants on debut, missed the team bus countless times, and has an obsession with a certain number

Albie Morkel

'I'd make lunch two hours long'

Chennai's Saffie allrounder on what he'd do if he ran the game, his all-time idol, and the Super Kings theme song

Ross Taylor

'I don't walk anymore'

He likes cooking, a bit of red, and just may have ended up a chicken farmer. Meet Bangalore's man of the moment

Dirk Nannes

'I wanted to be a musician'

He skis, he speaks broken Japanese, he plays the sax, he keeps McGrath out of the side. Delhi Daredevils' Dutch import via Australia opens up

Dale Steyn

Wild thing

Bangalore's crocodile hunter likes the great outdoors, giving lip to Hayden, and hoping his girlfriend partners him in a Bond movie

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