I've slept with a couple of people and made some poor choices and put things in jeopardy with [...] what I was happy with, and that's my own fault. I've got no one else to blame about that stuff.

Sachin Tendulkar is in my time the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.

Rahul Dravid being known as 'The Wall' is pretty much spot on. 'The fortress' could also describe Rahul. Because once, Dravid was set, you needed the bowling equivalent of a dozen cannon firing all at once to blast him down.

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

It was bloody difficult getting followed around all the time.

I suppose my look, the way I play - you combine all that sort of stuff and that makes people interested in what I actually do. So then, when off-the-field stuff happens... I suppose it's one of those cocktail mixes.

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