My dad and my brother were more keen on football, but I used to play canvas-ball cricket while at school in Ranchi, and we would have cricket coaching camps in the summer vacations. That's how I started.

You go through tough times. What I personally believe in is you should forget the stats. But also, it pushes you to see the areas where you have to work on to be a consistent team.

You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to be a global sport when it comes to participation.

What we have seen is that sports is definitely developing in India. I can see a lot of positive things happening in India. It may take a bit more time, but with proper guidance and people having passion for sports, I don't think we are far away from becoming a good sporting nation.

The biggest problem is when a player asks a captain why he is not playing but does not want an honest answer.

You need more individuals who can do more than one job in the field. Especially if all of them are good fielders and if they can contribute with bat and ball if needed. Just adds to the strength of the side.

I like to make statements on the field.

What's more important is, rather than looking at it from a commercial point of view, what we have to make sure is, where there's existence of the sport, it keeps on increasing there, and at the same time, you look at some of the other countries where there's the prospect of playing cricket.

Run Adam will play a significant role in aspiring sportspersons' life to achieve their dreams.

Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.

If you keep winning, you don't know the areas you've to work hard.

Nobody wants to really play bad cricket.

A lot of things have changed since I made my debut in 2004. The way cricket is played has changed. The kind of players that are coming in the Indian team are drastically different than what we were used to. My role is quite the same. You only evolve with time, and that's what I am trying to do.

You can't take any team lightly.

Spirit of cricket is not about just the guidelines provided.

After the first ball is bowled, it's only chaos. What you are trying to do is you're trying to manage the chaos. It's not like a script that happens.

The reason why people love T20 is the sixes and fours.

I'm quite used to playing with few injuries, whether it is back, fingers, elbow, or something else. You have to be tough and get on with the game.

If you play cricket for India, money is bound to come, and with IPL in and match money of the Ranjhi trophy, I think money is there. There's no good reason why you should not work hard, because at the end of the day, you want to play for your country.

In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.

I resigned from captaincy because I wanted the new captain to get enough time for preparing a team before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

What is important is to have a positive intent right from the start, and positive intent doesn't always mean looking for the big shots. Positive intention when it comes to defending a ball or looking for a single.

You need to perform consistently, and if you're raising the standard, you have to stand by it. You have to keep on doing well.

If the batsman is playing good shots, you accept it, but it is important that we bowl according to what the plan is and not go off it.