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.

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.

Reading allows me to recharge my batteries.

If someone thinks, 'I'll spend the off season working on my fitness and I'll come back a better cricketer,' I don't think that's enough. You need to spend a lot of time working on your skills and honing your skills.

If you don't ask for the best, you don't get it.

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 was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem.