Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.

I believe in controlling the control elements. Something where we don't have control on certain things, those things you obviously cannot waste your energy in trying to figure out 'How can I control this?' You would much rather focus all your energy on the things that you can control.

I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.

From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.

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

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.

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