I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.Collection: Sad
Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.Collection: Sports
Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.Collection: Fitness
Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.Collection: Education
Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.Collection: Society
When you have to work, work with a smile.Collection: Work
Sports is my passion.Collection: Sports
If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.Collection: Good
As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.Collection: Learning
The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.
I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.
Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.
I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
Let me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening.
Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.
I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.
Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals.
My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level.
When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.
When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down.