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.

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

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'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.

He's the type of bloke you would want to have on your side. When you see an Indian side with Ganguly in the line-up, you know it's game on. You don't have to like or dislike him. You have to respect him.

I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.