On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly.

Sachin Tendulkar is already a 'Bharat Ratna' for Indian people because of his phenomenal success and the manner in which he has served Indian cricket for years.

I have the kind of personality that I always look ahead than look at what's happened. It does help a lot, especially when you've done badly or you've failed. It's instinctive of me that I look at what's next, I look ahead a lot, and start preparing for that, in victory and in defeat.

On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly.

There are so many fans and so many people who care deeply about this game, and it is because of these fans that we are who we are as cricketers.

You get an image in the first couple of years of your career, and then whether you like it or not, you are stuck with it for the rest of your life.

I was given a talent to play cricket. I don't know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day.