Make the talk do the bowling.

Earlier today I saw an old gent in an orange cap. It wasn’t Kallis. I nearly pulled over and asked him if he knew about the IPL orange cap; but then I remembered, I don’t talk to strangers in orange caps. Now what if he was wearing a purple cap? I’m not sure, but at least someone is speaking to Amit Mishra, purple cap holder, highest wicket-taker in the IPL so far.

"I would be lying if I say I was not expecting a berth in the World Twenty20 squad," Mishra told the Times of India. "I have been doing well, but then I can't control certain things. In fact, if anything I am motivated to do even better. There are a couple of counties who have offered me a pro contract. If I get permission from the BCCI, I may just go and play for them."

And on Gautam Gambhir -

"Yeah, Gautam is my best friend. We learnt our cricket together, grew up together and share a lot both on and off the field. But he is extremely aggressive and if anyone thinks that being his friend means that I can get away with a below par show, it is absolutely wrong. He is a kind of cricketer and you can check this with anyone who has played with him, who will drop me if he thinks that I don't fit the bill," Mishra said.

Keep talking Mishra; if there’s one thing you can learn from your seniors, you have to let your talk do the bowling.