“Finishing is one of the most difficult things to do in cricket.”

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.

I don’t study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I’ve played on the field, and whatever little I have watched.

The day you decide to never give up and be fearless, is the day you will conquer.

Take action in silence, No lion attacks in noise.

It is important to build good partnerships rather than score centuries.

Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many.

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.

A loss makes you humble. It tests the other batsmen and bowlers. Also, if you keep winning you don’t now what area you need to work on.

I like to stay away from the game when I am not playing it.

You can’t take any team lightly.