“As a skipper, when you try to manipulate the field, you need to see the strengths of the fast bowlers.”

The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mindset of a batsman.

When people talk about South Africa, it’s all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers.

You only evolve with time, and that’s what I am trying to do.

I focus on cricket because it’s something I am good at. After retiring, I want to serve the Indian Army. It has always been about serving the nation.

For me, fielding and running between the wickets are two things that are very important.

Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life.

I don’t like discussing cricket off the field.

I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me.

Process is more important than results.

I believe in giving more than 100% on the field, and I don’t really worry about the result if there’s great commitment on the field. That’s a victory for me.

It doesn’t matter which year a player is born in, whether you are 19 or 20 – you have to be agile. You have to accept your shortcomings.

It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive.

If I keep going to the farm, there won’t be any strawberry left for the market

When I’m at home, I love playing action-oriented computer games.

I have faced challenges during the initial stages of my career, and I see Run Adam as filling a vacuum.

If you are not 100 percent fit and not at your best (and still play) it’s cheating.

The soul is the captain and ruler of the life of morals.

Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.

I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.

To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

What captains want is players who move well in the field.

Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn’t possible.