“My bat does the talking when I am on the field, off it, I let my style do it!”

My job is to help Virat in the field. He is the captain, and whenever he looks up around, I should be around to complement him and help him as much as I could.

Isn’t blue such a good color? Let’s try and keep it that way.

There are things we control – but things that are not in control, no point wasting time and energy into that.

In the IPL, you are often single-handedly responsible for the fortunes of your team. It makes you more responsible as a player.

It feels amazing to be a part of the rhino conservation story in India.

Pride, love and passion for India.

Your wings already exist, you just have to fly.

Nothing better than connecting with nature on a rest day.

The echo of the bat, the laces through the ball, the match-winning ace and the one-punch knockout, 2020 has thrown a curve-ball at us. But we’re coming back. Coming back stronger.

Of course I like to watch myself bat. After every innings, match, series, I do watch my own videos whenever I get the time.

You should not remain in your comfort zone; if you want to make it big, you must challenge yourself, get out of your comfort zone, and succeed in doing well outside of your comfort areas.

High time we realise the value and prominence of women in our lives and respect their presence.

The only pressure I feel is how I can contribute to help my team win the match. Of course, there is always the pressure to score, but then doesn’t it eventually help your team win? Frankly, I don’t let these things affect me.

As we say learning never stops, I’m grateful to have this time in hand to understand and learn something everyday about each other.

To each his own, but my process of preparation is based on conditions, not opposition.

Once you get past 100, it is all about not making a mistake.

I never saw you this way but when I did there was no way back.

If only he would look at me. Look at me the way I look at poetry.

A man may be hot but he’s not when he’s shot cause you can’t get a man with a gun.

I always assume I look better than I actually do. I’ll feel pretty good about myself when I leave the house, then I’ll see a picture and think, ‘Crap, I had no idea that’s what I was looking like.’

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.

I think it’s tacky to have chains that go all the way down to your crotch.

When you run for president you have certain obligations. One of them would be to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.

It’s nice to get off the couch, throw the clothes on, add a little make-up and go back to work, every once in a while.