Yes, it is always good to contribute, but the most important thing is where we finish on the points table. That is more important to me than how many runs I score.

For me, it's fine to be aggressive and play hard. As long as you're not getting personal, it's fine, and you can do whatever you can to upset the opposition.

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

If you ask me, a batsman has very few opportunities as compared to a bowler. A bowler knows, if he gets hit for a six or a boundary, he has another delivery left to get back and take a wicket. For a batsman, one loose shot, and you are out. A bowler will always have 24 opportunities.

A bowler will always say it's a batsman's game.

When you feel comfortable about your game, you are in a happy space, feel at peace with yourself.

Tests are special, the format closest to my heart.

I always believe in giving a lot of security to players. When you pick someone, you pick someone with a lot of trust and stick with that someone.

Sometime you need to give credit to the opposition.

My primary job is to score runs and make KKR win, and that's what I am trying to do. Rest, I don't think too much. That's how I have always played my game.

Things happen on the field. It has happened between me and other players, but we always left it out there.

What happens on the field should stay on the field.

You don't want to end up with a huge tally of runs after eight games but with your team out of contention.

Obviously, you want to get big runs. But then, as a captain, you want to play on result-oriented wickets.

I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that.

I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.

I have never played cricket for selfish reasons like scoring 800-900 runs on flat tracks to make a comeback.

I have always maintained that bowlers win you a cricket match whatever the format.

Some individuals relish the fact that they are not drawing attention and can quietly go about their game while others want to show off.

I have been a part of the teams which had the original great man - Sachin Tendulkar. I remember in 2007-08 tour of Australia, Sachin paaji would get all the attention from the locals.

People make a mistake thinking that two people with identical mindset gel well.

I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition.

There is no point in winning contests if you can't leave mental scars on the minds of the opposition teams.

A small country like Israel has compulsory military training. But countries like India, that are so much bigger, have no compulsory military training, so people don't understand how the military functions. They have no knowledge of how it works, no respect for it.