It's mental discipline that sets one apart, the ability to think differently and to generate energy in the right direction.

I feel it's the conscious mind that messes things up. The conscious mind is constantly telling you, this might happen or that might happen, even before it has happened. Your conscious mind tells you the next ball might be a out-swinger, but when it's coming at you you realize it's an in-swinger... so literally, you've played two balls.

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.

My life, between 22 yards for 24 years... It's hard to imagine that this is coming to an end.

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

I'm confident and I trust my instincts.

Even my father's name is Sachin Tendulkar.