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Dhoni is a superstar. He is one of our greatest cricketers. When you have a career as glorious as that, you become a topic on television.
There have been ups and downs, but it has taught us a lot in life. Going with the team through those ups and downs is a terrific journey.
I admire Indian cricket because of the way the sport is run there and how the money they earn is invested back into the game and players.
My game is such that I either succeed or fail. But I always hope to do something which is useful to the team at the start of the innings.
People say I take too many risks. But the fact is, there is risk involved in every shot. You can get out trying to defend a ball as well.
I won the glare with the bowler every time, because I knew that at some time he was going to have to turn around and go back to his mark.
I have done all the work I usually do and a little bit more, so hopefully that will produce results in at least one of the last two Tests.
If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score runs, and I've always managed to turn it around.
We have to live with it, sometimes these coincidences do happen. They are obviously huge losses but we will just have to get on as we are.
Barbados has some of the toughest par threes in the world. Some golfers are intimidated by having to drive over ravines and water hazards.
Having the experience of senior guys around you just makes things easier as they all contribute ideas and set the standards for the group.
As lots of us ex-pros know, you are a long time retired and there comes a stage when you would give anything to be back out there playing.
The problem is that this speeded-up life and stress in America causes us to cut off our feelings, so we are out of touch with our reality.
There have been a few times in my career when I have been close to tears after completing an innings, but rarely when I am waiting to bat.
Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.
They have permission to play all the indoor games they want, but my daughters are not going to be competing in public sporting activities.
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.
Never at any point did I feel like missing a training session. I was very keen on improving as a cricketer and as an international player.
There is no point playing in the IPL when I have retired from international cricket. I did not want a youngster to miss out because of me.
If you get on the radio, people hear it, they buy the record. If you get on Spotify playlist nowadays, people hear it, they buy the record.
The great all-rounders were not considered part-timers in one particular department. They could turn games at any stage and on any surface.
One of the most obvious parts of my character is the smile, and if I wasn't comfortable in myself then I wouldn't be able to smile so much.
I think I've broken every finger, and my wrist on a tennis court in Guyana, and at 33 you get other injuries like hernias and tennis elbow.
When you are no longer England captain, you suddenly realise it's over, you are no longer England captain, and you appreciate what you had.
There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck in a traffic jam.
I have no real desire to play Test cricket, and the reason I lost this desire was because I was not selected consistently for Test matches.
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.
In international cricket, the atmosphere changes, and the interest level is higher, but for a cricketer, it is still a game he has to play.
During the peak of my career, I used to pick the ball as soon it was released from the bowler's hands. And I hit the ball through the line.
I batted with contact lenses in the IPL while playing for Delhi Daredevils. I wasn't picking the ball early. So I went back to the glasses.
Coach should be a friend, not a coach. And at international level, all you need is a friend who can motivate you. Technique doesn't matter.
Beating cancer is personal battle. It was one of the toughest opponents I have faced so far, and I think I did reasonably well. Touch wood.
As cricketers we're judged on the average we have from being a 21-year-old who's just come into international cricket to the day you retire.
I played a very background role in terms of trying to get the environment together but Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss have done a great job.
Until we can get people who are willing to play for West Indies in the right way, I think that we're going to be struggling for a long time.
I stole a shirt off Jacques (Kallis) and a pullover off Harry (Paul Harris) that still had his hamburger stain on the front left side of it.
I always wanted to be a professional cricketer, which meant I didn't work as much as I should have done at exams. But, happily, it came off.
I like to play test cricket. It is really challenging, because you need to really score runs, stay in the wicket and continue for five days.
I like back-to-back Tests at the end of a series, without any county game in between. We know county cricket has no bearing on Test cricket.
I am more into fine-tuning, mindsets, and how you play the game. Very rarely will I go and tinker with a player unless I think it is needed.
If you know your game, you can handle pressure; you can handle any kind of situation, back yourself, and play your own game and get success.
Guys are playing a lot of limited overs cricket and not making that adjustment when it comes to the longer version and pay a price for that.
The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to score runs and stuff.
When I arrived at Middlesex I was the only guy who'd been to public school and I got plenty of stick. But it wasn't held against me for long.
I am an intense person on the field. I always want to win, as it matters to me a lot. That's why I never like to lose the focus or intensity.
And if we seem nutty to you and if we seem like an odd ball to you, just remember one thing. The mighty oak tree was once a nut just like me.
Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.
To me, Virat Kohli is the greatest batsman to have ever played one-day cricket. I have no doubts after seeing what he has achieved for India.
Bowl better, Bat better, Catch better, communicate better... Just bloody play better.... I am now available for Selection of Australia..!!!!!
It's not an issue for me if I captain England in 42 Tests or in 50. It's a question of what is best for the team in Test and one-day cricket.