It’s not that we will forget to bat or bowl in one day.

I’m disappointed at not getting a hundred after coming so close. It’s not just the century. I wanted to go on to make a big score and put the team into a really strong position.

This last match is as important as the other matches, so we need to win this as well as the objective is to win every time we play.

We will not target individual players. We will play Pakistan as a team.

He sized up the situation very early on. There was help for the bowlers when the ball was hard and new and he knew he had to play cautiously. He controlled the innings beautifully. It...

Each day I am asked to do the job as captain I go about preparing for it not just in the short term but also in the long term. There is a responsibility to deal...

(But) I am not really concerned about it. I will keep on improving,

It is a different competition with different rules. Pakistan is a good one-day side especially at home. We have a young side who has done well recently. We are looking forward to it.

Our goal was to win the series 4-1. We were confident of chasing a target and we have been good at doing that in recent times.

We had great cricket in two last two series because of the quality of pitches. Unfortunately, the wickets in the first two Tests here have not lived up to the expectations of an India-Pakistan contest.

The youngsters have responded brilliantly to the pressure situations and shown maturity beyond their years keeping their spirits high throughout.

The wicket had grass on it when we played here two years ago, but it may help spinners early this time.

From the position where I stood, it looked that it was not done deliberately. So we did not appeal.

The shot was on without the fine leg. He was unlucky that the ball rolled on to the stumps.

It was nice to be able to get away from our rooms and visit a place that has so much history attached to it. We have read about the Pass in our school days and...

We had our backs to the wall for three days in the first test. They didn’t surprise us, we knew they’re a good team.

What he does when he gets fired at the top of the order is very destructive and that is something he had done successfully in the past.

The rule as it is now, gives a huge advantage to the captain inning the toss. So, I think, they (ICC) should continue with it and allow the team to pick their super sub after...

I wouldn’t lay out my cards on the table now, to be honest it looks a very good wicket that might do a little bit initially for the bowlers.

I am sure in future they will come up with a plan like the Ashes which ensures that there is not too much and not too little cricket played. I think you got to get...

We know we have to play well. We have to play one day of good cricket out of the remaining two to win the series. We are confident of doing it. We have shown in...

He has done two days of exercises and all the practice.

If we play good cricket, we should win,

The heat is not a problem but the humidity is.

I don’t think these things are related too much for international sportsmen. What happened last week should be forgotten.

The eleven picked will depend on how the wicket looks tomorrow morning.

We also see tomorrow’s game as an opportunity to give a chance to some of our batsmen and bowlers.

He is a great cricketer but more importantly, he is also a fine person.

We are playing good cricket and have won 11 games when we have chased. We are confident of doing both. We have specific plans when we bat first or chase. I do not think we...

We clearly have to raise our fielding standards. It was disappointing. Our bowlers also have to learn to bowl under pressure. The mood is down in the camp now but every series is a new...

I don’t believe in statistics.

The huge advantage India used to have playing at home probably does not exist anymore. Most teams plan their tours well these days.

We played him in the middle order against South Africa with some success. We have a lot of options, but we will see as the series progresses.

I think he did a great job as a captain in his first series and he’s truly shown why is the greatest all-rounder in the world at the moment.

He is not an option. We have two specialist openers and I have also opened and done well.

I told him ‘Just keep enjoying yourself, mate. I’m having a great time watching you’.

We know we have to play one good day to win the series and we have plans to meet the challenges of either chasing or setting the targets for the opposition.

We are not ruling out anyone for the World Cup.

We will be looking at what kind of combination we will go in with (in the first Test). But we have to keep working hard on all three aspects of our game,

Two performances cannot take away anything, it is people’s perception. Our performance still stands even if we lose these two games.

But scoring at eight runs per over was always going to be difficult.

The idea is to get a combination that can take 20 wickets in the match.

England’s obviously had some bad luck. It’s unfortunate what’s happened to a few of their key players, but England must not be underestimated.

But this is a seven-match series and hopefully they would do so in the remaining games.

It is a great feeling, everyone has played well. The team had been under pressure at times in the series but we had people who pulled the team out.

England will be a very good side, very competitive. They’ve had a bit of bad luck and it has been a little unfortunate what happened to a couple of their key players.

Reactions are always extreme when you lose or win, but these players are fully equipped and will not allow the performance to affect.

The lads have been great, they’ve taken ownership of the side.

Having batted here before I knew at 60-70 it gets really hard to concentrate.

Our aim is to try and win test matches, irrespective of the conditions, and we need to look at the best combination to win. We thought we needed five bowlers to get us 20 wickets...