It is important to understand that if you do fall, it's important for you to get right back up again.

The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.

I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.

If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets.

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.

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

Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games