One thing that I must do with every wash is deep condition. I have this theory in my head that it will make my hair really healthy, especially since I'm always keeping it in different styles.

Being a brown girl, I like to wear colors that are similar to my skin tone, so I wear a lot of dark colors - never anything that's too bright.

For the most part, I'm very into sweatpants and cute tops from streetwear brands like Supreme and Palace for a '90s tomboy vibe.

The day I do get my Roc Nation chain is going to be so much more valuable than if they gave it to me the day I signed. You have to earn it.

That's where people go wrong in the music industry: they get all these fancy things and think that they deserve them, but they really haven't done anything to earn them yet.

Sometimes, people have issues, and you just wish sometimes that it could be good.

R&B was really prominent in the '90s, and we can all admit that it kind of fell off. But my generation is more in touch with our emotions - we're not afraid to show them. We're bringing that decade back.

I'm more conscious about who I let into my heart, and I'm singing about it.

There's always competition in the world, but you don't have to be enemies. You can empower each other.

I just enjoy batting, scoring runs, and contributing for my team.

I am not someone who likes to be in the dressing room and waste time; I like to be on the field all the time and be counted. That is how I am.

I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.

For anybody, faith and belief are everything you have. Nobody gave me the India cap; nobody taught me to go and get runs. It's a belief I had in myself.

As a cricketer - or any sportsperson, for that matter - you like yourself to be tested and get better all the time.

Everybody enjoys each other's success. We are always pushing each other to get better on the field and off the field, helping each other out in the nets or in the gym. That's the most important thing.

I have delivered sometimes, and the other times, I have not. I have taken it in my stride as a player and learnt from my mistakes.

I don't know whether I am mentally tough or not, but one thing I know is that I like the game and spend as much time as possible on it.

When you sit out, then you realize that, when you get the opportunity, how important it is to use that opportunity, not only as a player individually but also for the team.

Quite honestly, cricket is same at all levels. It's a game of bat and ball.

Both my parents are teachers, and while they were always cool with what I did, they never let me take my education lightly.

You need to be ready to bat, whatever you are given; you have to take what is thrown at you.

Batting with Dhoni is always a dream for me.

After junior cricket, if the team wanted me to keep in a one-off/odd match or if anyone got injured, I was up for it. I kept in One-dayers and T20s.

I have always felt that there is no substitute of experience.

When you get a chance to play, if you help them win a game, then the team will start believing that the player can also do this for the team. So building that confidence for yourself and the team is very important.

My only sentiment is to win.

Everybody has different ways of playing the game.

When I came into Test cricket, I was good but not as good as I am now.

I am a sporty person who loves to go to the gym, train, play football.

Where I play is not for me to decide.

Wherever we play, the batsmen have bigger responsibility in ODI and T20 formats to set up big targets and give that cushion to bowlers.

I was fortunate enough to interact with him when I played for RCB in IPL. I learnt from AB as to how he prepares for a game. I get amazed by the kind of strokes he hits and the time he has got to play those shots.

No matter how well I have taken care of my body, I have been injured a few times, which is very unfortunate and which is very disappointing. But each time, I have come back, I have come back stronger, and I have come back hungrier.

200 for a batsman is a big landmark, and I have never been somebody who has chased landmarks, but getting a 200 will always be a proud moment for a batsman.

Those first few overs are obviously the most difficult time because you don't know what the ball is going to do in the air and off the seam.

It is a very happy feeling that a legend like Rahul Dravid talks highly about me. But I can't just sit back and be happy about it. I have to back it up with my performances.

It took me a long time to realise that I need to stay true to my game.

For an opening batsman, it's important to hit a few balls in the middle of the bat and get a few boundaries going.

I'm not a person that sets a long-term goal. My goals are on an everyday basis.

Every player needs that one or two innings to get the confidence in whatever format to realise that he's good enough to be successful in whatever conditions or at whatever level.

I would like to improve my shot selection when it comes to playing short-pitched deliveries.

I don't really have routines or follow what my coaches tell me or how people want me to be: this stereotypical 'sleep on time and set good examples' person. I don't really know what setting a good example is.

Growing up, I played on matting wickets. I always enjoyed the pace and bounce and somewhere that has a big role or big effect on your game.

Earlier in the shorter format, I was not consistent, so I was not getting noticed. But I always believed that I had the game to do it. It was just about consistency.

With the new ball, against any bowler, it's important to see off the first few overs.

For me, aggression means not to be shy and to do what your mind tells you.

If I am playing a game, I want to give my best, and that's the only thing that helps me sleep peacefully at night.

I spent a lot of time with Rahul Dravid, working on my game and chatting about cricket. He helped me a lot in the games I played for India 'A.'

There are only a few times in a batsman's life when he gets really eager: when you want to get off the mark or when you are approaching 100 or 200.

I have to be patient, keep performing, and be consistent.