Obviously after such a long gap, one itches to get back to the game and score big runs.

I always had a dream to play for India but I never let it put pressure on me.

Winters is a bit difficult for someone like me but in international matches this does not matter because it will not be the first time that we would be playing in such conditions.

Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you’ve got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to...

I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never...

The kids were very happy, they woke me up and took me to their room which they had decorated. It looked like they had done a lot of special planning and they were enjoying. It...

If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.

Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.

It doesn’t always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.

I wished a kid good health and speedy recovery and he told me ‘my life is in your hands. Only your prayers and wishes will help me recover’. It’s only when you get to hear...

Schools across India do not have teachers, libraries, playing grounds and even toilets. I do not want to see empty classrooms, empty libraries. I do not want to see cattle grazing on fields meant to...

But eventually it is a game of cricket.

THE INTERNATIONAL cricket calendar shouldn’t be so packed with action that it drives spectators away. Also, there should be enough space between cricket events to help players recharge their batteries – not just physically but...

There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families’ and the country’s economic development. A girl’s lack of education also has a...

There are a few players who don’t like to think about the game.

I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.

At this moment he is bowling well…. but I would like to focus more on what we have to do rather than what they will do to us.

Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field.

Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.

I am sure this book would soon become a collector’s item.

I’m really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?

Lara’s done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.