The way this series has brought in spectators, viewers and listeners gives me hope that Test cricket is not dead,

If I was not good enough, why was I brought in as coach last year?

The matches have been so close and tensely fought that people not only in England but in other cricket playing nations are totally involved in its outcome.

No, never. I never thought on those lines. I was only thinking of the children and their happiness.

I told the caller that first they should let me know who had instructed for my presence in the meeting. Was it the Presidency or the Board?

All these complaints about too much cricket nowadays is rubbish. In our days we yearned for more matches.

This is a clear breach of contract, which I consider unethical.

I was not happy even when India didn’t play a Test in Karachi last year. But since I was coach of the team and my first duty was towards the performance of the team and...

That is important for players to recover but I don’t think excessive international cricket is being played these days. The players are also being paid well now.

My grandparents were from India only. My relations are all in India, my mother belongs to India but the circumstances took a different turn and it all changed. I still have my uncle, I still...

Normally in such cases even if the President wants someone to be present his staff informs the board to make that person available. And if the board was supposed to do this they have not...

I’m surprised at this decision because in no other country you will find such a precedent. Even in countries like Australia, England or South Africa they reduce the ticket prices on the last two days...

I cannot help but feel that India lost the Karachi Test even before a single ball was bowled.

I also look at it as a security risk of sorts because there is no check on who the tickets are being distributed too.

The way I look at it any player can pick and choose the matches he wants to play. It will also create opportunities for for others to play at the top level.