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.

I know opportunities will come my way.

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

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

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

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

I have always felt like I am a positive player.

If you are feeling light, and you are not feeling tired in your body, you can obviously concentrate more.

About wicket-keeping, I have enjoyed whatever little bit I could do and contribute for RCB.

I have always enjoyed keeping wickets, as it is something that comes very naturally to me.

Teams expect a lot from an opening batsman. It is a lot of responsibility.

Playing Australia, of course, is always challenging.

I am happy to playing against teams like South Africa and Australia early on in my career. It is going to make me stronger as a cricketer.

A good wrist spinner is a good wrist spinner against any opposition.

That's where I would love to bat, and I have always batted at the top of the order. Numbers one and two are what I am most comfortable in.

I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.

Working my way through different formats has not changed my batting approach much.

As players, we look to prepare, and if opportunity comes by, we want to do well, both for ourselves and for team.

If you are batting first as an opener, you give yourselves a couple of overs, see what's the wicket behaving, and then try to assess what a good score on that wicket would be, and then you plan accordingly.

I've been successful when I have kept things simple - playing cricketing shots that I'm blessed with or I am good at playing.