Whether a player has played one match or a hundred, we should give him respect for what he has achieved and leave it at that.

As a skipper, when you try to manipulate the field, you need to see the strengths of the fast bowlers.

Everybody has views in life, and it should be respected.

Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.

I used to play a lot of tennis-ball cricket.

During a packed season, maintaining fitness becomes tough because you can't put too much effort into it. You're constantly monitoring workloads.

When people talk about South Africa, it's all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers.

I am in the hands of Deori Maa. Every time I come to Ranchi, I visit her temple. I still remember my first visit.

Please criticize me, but how can you accuse me of something like fixing a cricket game after all that the game has given me.

You have seen cricketers who are not god-gifted, but even then, they have gone far. That's because of the passion.

In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.

You need to perform consistently, and if you're raising the standard, you have to stand by it. You have to keep on doing well.

Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.

I don't think I will ever make my all-time greatest India team. You cannot compare one era with another, as they will be different.

Spirit of cricket is not about just the guidelines provided.

After the first ball is bowled, it's only chaos. What you are trying to do is you're trying to manage the chaos. It's not like a script that happens.

My wife wants me to eat fish; she says it is delicious. But I don't like fish, so that is that.

I love to be in the moment. I love to analyse things a bit.

For me, it's important to build good partnerships rather than score centuries. Once, you have those partnerships, you will also get centuries.