It’s hard for me to imagine a life without playing cricket because it’s all I have ever done since I was 11 years old.

I always had a dream to play for India but I never let it put pressure on me.

When I was 15, I started playing first class cricket and always dreamt of being a Test cricketer, wanted to do something for the country, married in 1995, have 2 kids it's been great.

Obviously after such a long gap, one itches to get back to the game and score big runs.

At the start of my career, when I used to toss and turn at night, I was fighting that feeling and wanting to go to sleep. Now I know that's normal, so I'll just get up and watch TV or something. I know it's just my subconscious mind getting ready for a game.

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never know about.

Hansie Cronje. Honestly. I got out to Hansie more than anyone.I never knew what to do with him