I have been a part of the teams which had the original great man - Sachin Tendulkar. I remember in 2007-08 tour of Australia, Sachin paaji would get all the attention from the locals.

People make a mistake thinking that two people with identical mindset gel well.

I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition.

There is no point in winning contests if you can't leave mental scars on the minds of the opposition teams.

A small country like Israel has compulsory military training. But countries like India, that are so much bigger, have no compulsory military training, so people don't understand how the military functions. They have no knowledge of how it works, no respect for it.

People are quick to form opinions online, but they're also quick to change them. If you have an opinion, stand by it and see it through. I stand by what I put up.

Call me whatever you want; I'll always speak for the Army. Without understanding the extreme conditions they're in, you can't question the extreme action they take.

People who are talking about banning IPL, they should think about many other things that are troubling the country. People who want to look after IPL will do.

I am very insecure because that's how I have played cricket. Since Under-14, I was told, 'If you don't perform, you will be dropped.' I have started living with this system.

It's not a successful captain that makes a successful team.

Sportsmen do not need Bollywood or film industry; they do not need publicity: it could be the other way round.

I am a completely different person off the field, and my friends and family can vouch for that.

When I am captaining a side, the way I play would be the way my team plays as well. If I will be joking around all the time, I wouldn't expect people to take me seriously.

I would never go to a cinema hall to watch a biopic on a cricketer. I am not a big fan of people making biopics on sportsmen, especially cricketers. I think there are far bigger people who have done much more for the country, and films should be made on them.

Ravi Shastri has been claiming that Indian team was very successful under him, but he never told us that India lost ODI series to Bangladesh, lost ODI series to South Africa at home.

According to me, there couldn't be a better choice for India's coach than Anil Kumble.

Winning is something that makes people happy.

When you go out on the field, you don't go out to make friends... I play to win the game and not just to compete.

Cricket is a team game. If you want fame for yourself, go play an individual game.

You need different skills to do well in 50-overs cricket. You need completely different skills to do well in Test cricket. You need different skills to do well in T20 cricket. It is not the same.

White ball cricket can be taxing on bowlers and can be a distraction for a youngster, too.

If you start beating opponents in their backyard is when you give yourself a chance to remain No.1.

In India, you need to look intense to be classified a good cricketing brain.

Every relation forms its own defined and non-defined rules.