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.

Along with the talent, you also need direction.

It doesn't always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.

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

If you don't execute on your plans, then you don't reach anywhere.

I am excited about Indian Grand Prix F1 race. I will support the Force India team. I have friends like Michael Schumacher but I will support Force India because that is the Indian team and country comes first.

Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.