You've got to nip things that can be detrimental in the bud, even if this raises a few eyebrows or invites some opposition.
You have to look at youth in whatever you do, in whatever walk of life at some stage.
You don't come to a cricket ground to draw a cricket match.
You can't sideline players who can take a good helping for themselves in the Power Plays.
With Virat Kohli, what you see is what you get.
When you set out on a journey, you set the bar high but you don't know what you can achieve.
When you have seven to eight players performing game after game, you are on an absolute roll.
When you are playing a Test match, you would like to be playing with your strongest side.
When you are asked to open the batting in overcast conditions, it is a challenge.
What my endeavour is to see a happy Indian team playing cricket.
We want Indian cricket to carry on.
We play every game to win and take the game forward. And if in trying to win we lose a game, tough luck.
We live life in the present.
We have to do what's best for the team, as simple as that.
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, the respect they have for each other is unbelievable, so it makes my job in the dressing room so much easier.
Life is much like batting, treating every ball on merit.
Take up a challenge and treat it as an opportunity. Once you do that and succeed, all you want in life is more such opportunities.
I've been doing breathing routines for years. It is massive. It helped me in commentary as well.
I never want to shy away from a challenge.
An 'A' grade cricketer like Pujara should get a massive amount where he is not bothered whether he plays IPL or not.
The grade contracts of a Test player should be the highest.
It's important to have the right mix of experience and youth.
I focus on the present.
I am a professional, I believe in work ethics, I believe in contracts.
I like honeymoons. The more the merrier.
Sometimes in the subcontinent you just need five batsmen.
