It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

The minute you hesitate you are in trouble.

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

Rahul is the kind of person who young cricketers can look up to; not only because of his success but also because of the way he conducts himself.

I'd like to try to inspire the youth, that's obviously where our future is and the kids are the ones you can mould and you can give them ideas and opportunities and I'd like to try to inspire all the young kids because I had a dream when I was young, that was to play for Australia.

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.