For a batsman, scoring runs abroad is always a challenge.

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

It is a great feeling of course to have scored so many runs, but that is what I play cricket for: to score lots of runs.

I never have issues in handling the fame. I was in a boarding school, as I am from a middle-class family. We didn't have a lot of money, so we all learned to respect money and understood its real value.

I am very close to my family. I have learned a lot from my father. He used to tell me to be honest with yourself and not to argue with your seniors. You dont need to be involved in any quarrel, as sometimes you need to remain silent intelligently.

At the international level, one has to keep working hard and develop new skills. International cricket is all about improving yourself.

I don't compete with others, but compete with myself.