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I am very passionate about Indian hockey.
Sport doesn't work on knee-jerk reactions.
IPL is good for limelight and making money.
I want to do whatever will make my team win.
I love watching movies. I am a big movie buff.
A bowler will always say it's a batsman's game.
Strike rates depend on the surfaces you play on.
Most of my diet is low on carbohydrates and fats.
Tests are special, the format closest to my heart.
Sometime you need to give credit to the opposition.
I'm aggressive on the field and a team-man to the core.
I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition.
Every relation forms its own defined and non-defined rules.
It's not a successful captain that makes a successful team.
Kolkata Knight Riders is not about me. It is about the team.
I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
Sometimes in a team game, the entire spotlight is on one man.
One needs to be clear headed. I believe in all-round fitness.
I love discussing my game with people who have similar mindsets.
I play for India, I play for the 100 million people of my country.
I believe in backing players and helping them out with their game.
I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that.
Youngsters getting hooked to IPL is a dangerous sign for Indian cricket.
In India, you need to look intense to be classified a good cricketing brain.
I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.
People make a mistake thinking that two people with identical mindset gel well.
Cricket is a team game. If you want fame for yourself, go play an individual game.
I've played my whole life for Delhi; I know what is good or bad for Delhi cricket.
I have always maintained that bowlers win you a cricket match whatever the format.
I don't enjoy cricket. I just take it as a priority... something that I have to do.
Any opportunity you get to play for your country and wear that blue cap is an honour.
According to me, there couldn't be a better choice for India's coach than Anil Kumble.
If there is hockey or football and cricket on my television, I prefer to watch hockey.
One thing I realised was that everyone is different. You can't compare two human beings.
White ball cricket can be taxing on bowlers and can be a distraction for a youngster, too.
Our flag is our identity, and we can't disrespect or let anyone else disrespect our identity.
There are not enough turning pitches in India, which is why we are not getting good spinners.
I am a completely different person off the field, and my friends and family can vouch for that.
I've always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions.
If you start beating opponents in their backyard is when you give yourself a chance to remain No.1.
There should be no cricket and Bollywood ties with Pakistan till Pakistan stops cross-border terrorism.
I never thought of starting a cricket academy because every second person is starting a cricket academy.
The day I feel like I can't contribute to the team's success, that's the day I am going to call it quits.
Obviously, you want to get big runs. But then, as a captain, you want to play on result-oriented wickets.
I am a very strong believer in one thing. The more physically fit you are, the more mentally fit you get.
I do not usually follow a rigid fitness regimen, and most of it depends upon what goals I have in my mind.
You don't want to end up with a huge tally of runs after eight games but with your team out of contention.
Things happen on the field. It has happened between me and other players, but we always left it out there.
There is no point in winning contests if you can't leave mental scars on the minds of the opposition teams.
Irrespective of whether Anil Kumble is the coach or Ravi Shastri, what's more important is that India wins.