My life, between 22 yards for 24 years... It's hard to imagine that this is coming to an end.

It's important not to take anything for granted.

Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that. After that as you start playing more and more matches, you learn how to score runs and how to take wickets.

The only thing that was on my mind was, 'I want to play for India one day,' and I was pretty sure and confident that one day I will.

New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is a very good bowler.

Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching.

Even my father's name is Sachin Tendulkar.