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If you try and cover all your bases, like the ECB tend to do, you end up with muddled decisions.

I've been doing breathing routines for years. It is massive. It helped me in commentary as well.

Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears of joy.

I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.

Once I am out of the ground, I forget cricket or keep it away as far as possible, to lighten up.

Does it make a difference if I score 8000 or 10,000 runs in Test cricket? Not in anybody's life.

I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.

We'll all be the first to hold up our hands and take it on the chin [can't all be the first Ash!]

If Trescothick had tried to get me off the field when batting well, I'd have hit him with my bat.

Technically, you can’t fault Jadeja. Seam or spin, fast or slow every goddamn thing is a problem.

We didn't sleep last week - we literally didn't sleep - because we've been so busy with the book.

It is doubtful that anyone has contributed more in a lifetime to the overall coverage of cricket.

I'll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arse. Playing cricket is not.

I've seen how Rahul goes about his innings & that's something I want to get myself involved with.

I think Kohli is magnificent in a run chase, I have to say. He has won so many matches for India.

There are 2 types of captains in World Cricket. One is MS Dhoni and the other are the all others.

My batting took some time to develop - I was batting at No. 10 initially but my bowling took off.

India has given too much emphasis on players' records than on the actual performance of the team.

Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.

Sachin Tendulkar is in my time the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.

Look, I was the captain of India for five years. I was one of the stars, a popular face in India.

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

My style is my strength. It is my natural game. That is how I grew up and scored most of my runs.

I've always kept it very simple. I'm a big believer that basics stay the same for all the formats.

The thing with sledging is it very rarely goes well. Usually, if I was sledging, I was struggling.

I've always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions.

I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.

I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.

The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

A captain sees you differently from the way you see yourself. You need a captain who can push you.

I'm past my wooing days now. See, I am an honest person. If I like a girl, I will go and tell her.

There are times when I have felt the pressure, but at the moment I play cricket the only way I can.

This whole quest to win the 2019 World Cup, that was my job when I was director of England cricket.

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

If Indians were not largehearted, they wouldn't have made so much of progress and delivered growth.

I don't ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there's no reason why I should be changing nappies.

You do not want cricketers who are cowed by adversity, waiting for someone to tell them what to do.

It's easy to throw mud at coaches because we don't see - nor often understand - everything they do.

Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'

At the end of my career I always wanted to look back and know that I had given it my absolute best.

With all my bats I like them to be bottom-heavy, so they help me to hold the line through the shot.

Any team sport, there are certain team targets and those targets should always be in the forefront.

Wrong is wrong. Guys try to find a way to get the ball to reverse, but you have to stay in the laws.

I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.

To cross the line for the team, to have an impact on winning the game - that's why I play this game.

The battle between bat and ball is a one-on-one thing. I love that stuff, but you play it in a team.

I can lose my temper from time to time, but I try not to lose it on the pitch because it can't help.

I'll be fine, and suddenly I'll feel the depression coming on. It can start with the smallest thing.

Maybe it's the sportsman in me, but if it is going to be television, I want to be the best I can be.

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