With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.

Never give up; just absolutely never give up.

In the space of one delivery so much had changed. My confidence was sky-high. I was pumped up and rock'n'rolling.

I still eat pizzas, I still like pies, I still have spaghetti hoops for breakfast... but it's in moderation now.

The public want to see people play an exciting brand of cricket.

I think he lives in such a rarified bubble these days, he doesn't understand what reality is any more.

The IPL is just pure, intense. You don't need all the other stuff. I don't believe in coaches in international cricket.