I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and often unnoticed deeds; many times I thought how nice it would be for them to be recognised, so I hope somehow that in receiving this honour that I represent these people.

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.

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

The minute you hesitate you are in trouble.

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

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