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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Nobody wants to lose game.

I never played for numbers.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.