Having, and seeing, your dreams is very important, and so is chasing those dreams. You see dreams when you sleep, and as you chase your dreams, it keeps you awake. So it's important to stay awake.

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.

From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.

It's important to work hard - there's no short cut around that.

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 saw anger in him. To me, that was fascinating.

Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.

I couldn't have asked for anything more than this. Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. Thanks to my team-mates. Without them, nothing would have happened. I couldn't control my tears of joy.