I leave with sadness, but also with pride.

I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.

I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.

Pravin Tambe is bigger inspiration than me for young cricketers

My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.

I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying.

I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself.