Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that. After that as you start playing more and more matches, you learn how to score runs and how to take wickets.

I really like Iceland. One of the nicest things about it is that I hardly ever had to reach for my credit card. There's practically nothing there to go shopping for.

Some people call it fearless, some people call it confidence. And I feel I'm confident of whatever I do.

If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.

Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching.

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

I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that. But I am an Indian first. And Mumbai belongs to all Indians.