At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

Making an effort is in your hands. Giving 100% is in your hands.

I used to crack A joke when Sourav Ganguly is upset and make him happy , i usually speak in bengali which would make him laugh

I need at least two months to try and figure out where the centre of the bat is.

Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.

Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.

Success is a process... During that journey sometimes there are stones thrown at you, and you convert them into milestones.