I want to do whatever will make my team win.
The day I feel like I can't contribute to the team's success, that's the day I am going to call it quits.
I never thought of starting a cricket academy because every second person is starting a cricket academy.
There should be no cricket and Bollywood ties with Pakistan till Pakistan stops cross-border terrorism.
Sport doesn't work on knee-jerk reactions.
I'm aggressive on the field and a team-man to the core.
If there is hockey or football and cricket on my television, I prefer to watch hockey.
I am very passionate about Indian hockey.
I love watching movies. I am a big movie buff.
I love discussing my game with people who have similar mindsets.
I've played my whole life for Delhi; I know what is good or bad for Delhi cricket.
Life of people of this country is far more important than any sports or any other thing.
As a leader, you want your team to play as you are.
When you are playing against an opposition, you want to go out there and win a game, and for that, you have to be aggressive.
IPL is good for limelight and making money.
I think Delhiites know how to party, but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. I think that's the main difference.
I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
I've always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions.
The face of the team are the people who're playing on the cricket field. The team is not about one individual.
I play for India, I play for the 100 million people of my country.
It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
I think only a batsman will be able to tell you about the goose bumps he gets after hitting a perfect cover drive. I'm one of them.
I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
Sometimes it's important to get out of that comfort zone and, I think, try new things, and sometimes you can express yourself better.
One thing I realised was that everyone is different. You can't compare two human beings.
No one can act like Bachchan saab or bat like Virender Sehwag.
Every relation forms its own defined and non-defined rules.
In India, you need to look intense to be classified a good cricketing brain.
