It is my job to make runs for the country and win. That is the job I have to do.

I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

But eventually it is a game of cricket.

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

Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.

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