I hate losing and cricket being my first love, once I enter the ground it's a different zone altogether and that hunger for winning is always there.

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

Schools across India do not have teachers, libraries, playing grounds and even toilets. I do not want to see empty classrooms, empty libraries. I do not want to see cattle grazing on fields meant to be cricket or football grounds.

There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families' and the country's economic development. A girl's lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and well-being of her children.

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.

I have never thought where I will go, or forced any targets on myself.

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