I have always felt like I am a positive player.

At the highest level, you are playing the best from an opposing country, so the margin of error is very little.

The gap between first-class and international is mostly on the mental aspect.

I had to prepare hard for number four because that's not where I batted all my life.

I am only trying to improve as a player with each tournament, each game, each opportunity.

I know opportunities will come my way.

I enjoy wicket-keeping in the shorter format. I think when we are bowling first, it gives me an idea of how the wicket is behaving.

It's a team game, and you need to be flexible.

I have always been someone who takes things as they comes.

The dream of every kid is to play for the country, and I am no different.

Virat has helped me with my preparation, mindset, and he has given me a lot of confidence.

Having to play Test matches for a month and then switch to T20s in five days is not easy, but that's the kind of challenge I love to face.

I respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it's not so different.

We, as sportsmen, we're not used to just sitting at home and being at home all day. We want to go out. We want to play sport. We want to be in the gym, want to train; we want to hit balls, and when you're not physically able to do that, it's really tough. It starts playing on the mind a lot more.

Each time I go back to bat, I will want to get more and more runs.

I've been consistent in all the three formats, and that's what I want to do as a cricketer.

If you get off to a good start, even if you get the run-rate down a bit in the middle overs, if you are set till the end, you can do the most damage.

I can get runs much faster if I stay there in the middle to give bowlers more time and cushion.

I never played for numbers.

Nobody wants to lose game.

As a team, you try to win - you try to push in as many overs you can - but that's how it's played.

I always knew I had the game to do well in every format. It was just a matter of time.

As an opening batsman, it's my responsibility to spend as much time in the middle as I can and try and get big scores in the first innings so that we don't have to bat in the second innings.

Every day, I want to be a winner. I want to train my best; I want to work my best.

I was a shy kid but also very mischievous. Because I looked super innocent, no one could really call me out on my pranks.

Fitness is also about being well-rested, eating well, etc.

When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket... Name any sport, and I played it.

For somebody like me who doesn't bowl, it's important to contribute in the field, and I've worked hard on that, slip catching.

Whenever I get opportunities at the top of the order, that's the position I enjoy.

I have had to work really hard at white-ball cricket. It doesn't come naturally to me, I was a slow batsman; I worked hard on my game and fitness.

2018 was magical for me as far as IPL is concerned.

I obviously respect the opportunity I have got to play for the country.

Sometimes, you tend to hold back, maybe because you have lost a few wickets or something. But when I bat, I'm never shy of doing what my mind says.

While growing up, I used to go to the beach, as I used to find peace there.

Time flies when you're on an emotional roller coaster.

As I get older - and wiser of course - I appreciate natural beauty in a different way.

I am human, and I am also honest.

Everything I do - whether it be the podcast, the wine, scrunchies, my live spring break tour - I always want it to be about empowerment and bringing women together and feeling strong.

I've always in some way tried to rebel against the norm, but there's always been a voice deep inside that pressures me to look my best, not leave the house without makeup, etc.

Using Tan-Luxe makes it easy to not expose my face to the sun because I know I can still get that natural tan. It's very easy to apply, and I love the bronzed color it turns into - definitely not an orange tone at all.

While my season of 'The Bachelorette' was airing, people would call me awful, awful names. They'd question my integrity and character.

Truth is, I have been scared of birds since I was a little girl. I think it's genetic because my mom shares this fear with me.

When in Texas, do as the Texans do: Drive trucks, wear cowboy boots, and two-step!

It's okay to be annoyed with your significant other and feel overwhelmed at times.

I think a lot of women feel pressure to have kids, especially when you get engaged. And for me, I'm like, I don't want that pressure on myself.

I never really thought about pursuing singing because my whole life was about dance and singing just kind of came with it.

If you've ever been a person who is running a successful brand or business and with someone who is doing the same, but in a different career path, you know that times can be tough. You're both always away. You're exhausted at the end of the day. Sometimes the relationship isn't being put first, but does that mean, 'Oh, you call it quits?' No.

Because of social media, we're so fixated on our appearances.

Everyone is different, and I would rather be disliked for who I am than liked for who I am not.

There is something about a guy who has a great relationship with his sisters.