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

Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh.

When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well.

It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.

I fail sometimes, I succeed sometimes, so that's fair enough. It's a package deal. It comes with that package: failures and success.

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.

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.