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

I would never date or marry an actress. I will marry the girl of my mom's choice.

I am not brand conscious. I wear what suits me.

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

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.

For me, fielding is everything - it is a passion that comes from within. You can get a bad ball while you bat, and your bowling may not always be up there, but you are completely in control of how well you field.

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.