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

Even if my grandchildren don’t remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in Test and ODI cricket, I am confident that they will remember that Sachin Tendulkar used to be my team-mate.

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.

I was telling people if every time I answered a question about Multan I got a rupee, I would be a multimillionaire by now.

There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck in a traffic jam.

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.

Tendulkar must have known from his heart