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England has some very good cricketers. And don't rule West Indies out. They have some explosive players.
IPL is pure sport. The glitz and glamour is just 15 per cent. 85% is actually professional, hard cricket.
As much as you learn to handle failure, you must learn to handle success too, because that's also important.
Bangladesh, despite producing big upsets in the past, doesn't have the art of beating big teams consistently.
Some people have called me arrogant or believe that is my reputation, which is far from what I really am like.
I played my first World Cup game against South Africa where I scored 97 runs before being run-out by Jonty Rhodes.
You can't be chasing 338 and still have 5 wickets in the end. It's about mindset and the way you look at the game.
There is no doubt that Nathan Lyon is a great spinner but so were Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Graeme Swann.
Dhoni has been an outstanding captain. His record as captain is simply terrific. He has done wonders to Indian cricket.
I have got lot of faith in Virat Kohli. Whatever I've seen of him from the ground or TV, it gives me a lot of confidence.
A life of a sportsperson is approximately 14-15 years long and fatigue will be a part of it, but they have to manage that.
It's Twenty20, anything can happen in the format. It's very difficult to predict and pick a favourite team in this format.
I am a big fan of Virat Kohli. He is a captain who always wants to win matches on the field and I love that passion in him.
Ball-tampering has happened before. Bowlers and fielders have found different ways to get the ball roughened up on one side.
I wanted to take away the fear of failure from the youngsters because when I came into the Indian team I faced that pressure.
If you are considered as favourites, you have stand up and deliver. You can't make too many mistakes. You have to be the best.
There is nobody called Test bowler, one day bowler or T20 bowler. It just how you adapt and make a difference to your own game.
One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in the heart.
No matter what, Test cricket will survive. I've always said Twenty20 would be popular but there will be a place for Test cricket.
When you play cricket for India, you are always under the scanner. You are always judged by others; you have to live up to it all.
I don't believe in rankings. Sometimes the rankings surprise me. I don't think it's fair to judge a team on the basis of rankings.
Fortunately, being on TV has led me to have a stylist. I generally pick up what I want to wear, and get my stylist's approval for it.
I love going to England and discovering new places in the countryside. I love the English weather and the freedom that the place gives.
My first trip as a captain against Pakistan in 2003 - we had never won there before, but then we won both the Test Matches and One-Days.
Rishabh Pant whenever he has got away from Delhi on good pitches, hard pitches where there is carry, he has been exceptional with the bat.
In 2000 I became captain and stayed till 2005, and this was a very successful time in Indian cricket, so it was a satisfying tenure for me.
Look at Virat Kohli, he is such a fantastic role model. India is a fortunate country. Every generation produces players who all of us cherish.
English conditions have changed over the years. Lots of runs are being scored in one-day cricket now in England, pitches are good for batting.
The most important thing in IPL is to select the players. You don't get much time to develop a team so it's important to pick the right players.
Running-between-the-wickets is the ability to convert ones into twos, twos into threes, and threes into fours. And to reach the wickets on time.
That happens on a cricket field. People have a go at each other. That's fair, that's fine. It's called Test cricket. It's not a day in the park.
When you are successful, there is the pressure of performing consistently; when you are not, there is the pressure of coming back and doing well.
As captain of India, the world was at my feet and then I did not find myself in the team. Not many captains would find themselves in that position.
My brother was a left-hander. When I was young, my father would say take your brother's gloves and pads and play, so I picked up the bat left-handed.
Administrators guide players and I have played for such a long time, I understand how it feels as a player. You can say I am a player's administrator.
My captaincy model was characterised by two distinctive pillars. Proper identification of talent and then ensuring the young finds play fearless cricket.
When you're captain you get involved in a lot of things. You're trying to get the best out of players and subconsciously, without knowing, it gets to you.
In 1992, I was part of the Test team and played the Tri-series too. But, I missed the World Cup after being left out of the squad since I was fairly young.
You are anxious before every game because you had to win it. If you didn't you went down the ladder. I felt proud of the way we beat some teams in tough games.
As captain you're involved immensely. You get worked up, you get carried away. It slowly dies down once you're a player. You realise you've to take the back seat.
In a way I feel I have been vindicated because I hadn't done anything wrong. The Review Committee gave me a patient hearing and I put my point of view across to them.
In life when you get tested, when you get rejected by everyone and when you get pushed aside, you actually get the best out of it. That has been a learning curve for me.
I will keep playing domestic cricket. I feel I am good enough to get back into the Indian team, and playing domestic cricket is the only way out. So I will keep playing.
I didn't play an ODI game for 15 months when I was probably the best performer in one-day cricket. It happens in life. The best in the world are at times shown the door.
Kohli is a huge addition to the side not just because of his batting but with his attitude as well. He lifts everyone on the field. There is so much passion in his cricket.
Dhoni backs players as well. People like (Suresh) Raina, (Ravindra) Jadeja, and Rohit Sharma have developed under him as players and has some terrific qualities as a leader.
To me he will not just be remembered as a great player and a lovely human being, but as somebody who tried to learn Bengali for the last 14 years but never managed to do so!
The selection rules are the same for everybody. I am trying to make a comeback just like some other players who got dropped after the Pakistan tour. I hope my time will come.
The best way to get away from a crisis and yet hold on the reins without performance is to find a godfather who would save you at crisis and fool the entire world..This is how it has worked for me.
In your journey to the tag of winning-at-all-costs you can still behave, you can still do the right things by not crossing the line. Lot of champions have done it. Look at Rahul Dravid, Steve Waugh.