“I never thought that I would represent my country one day.”

India-Pakistan matches always capture the imagination of people from either side.

One-day cricket is about aggression and flair, but Test cricket is a different ball game. One has to struggle through the hard periods initially and then look on to get a respectable score on the board.

I’m a person who lives very in the moment.

I don’t mind repeating everything.

Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.

Shooting gun is so much more fun than shooting ads

Cricketers have a very short shelf life. On an average, you make money through cricket for five years, but you need to survive for sixty years.

I never thought of playing for any other franchise other than CSK. Chennai is my second home. Fans here have adopted me as one of their own.

I live in the present with an eye on the future.

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

I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way.

You don’t play for the crowd, you play for the country.

When you die, you die. You don’t think which is the better way to die.

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.