He always used to look at his shadow and run his fingers through his hair.

I have never tried to compare myself to anyone else.

As a kid I loved John McEnroe. They called me Mac because, while everyone else liked Borg, I was crazy about McEnroe. I tried wearing headbands and sweatbands, and whooping at people. It didn’t quite...

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can’t be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My...

I will know how much impact my elbow is going to take only when I practice more. Frankly it is too early to say when I will be back.

New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori is a very good bowler.

We used to call him the ‘Shadow Man’ for this habit of his.

If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many....

When I was 15, I started playing first class cricket and always dreamt of being a Test cricketer, wanted to do something for the country, married in 1995, have 2 kids it’s been great.

I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.

I think I have already spoken a lot. Now it is time for me to play.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

The entire country looks up to me and they have expectations and that’s why I have to work very hard.

My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never...

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

I have no doubt in my mind that Anil is India’s greatest bowler ever.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

I have never thought where I will go, or forced any targets on myself.

It was an innings of great discipline.

Isn’t cricket supposed to be a team sport? I feel people should decide first whether cricket is a team game or an individual sport.

I have played for 15 years and it has been a dream.