One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in the heart.

You don't want to turn up like a Nepal or an Ireland where the entire world thinks that you're not going to win. You rather turn up like an India or an Australia or an England where everybody says this team is going to win the World Cup.

My brother was a left-hander. When I was young, my father would say take your brother's gloves and pads and play, so I picked up the bat left-handed.

I was at the Wimbledon some time back and I saw Roger Federer play.

I was a firm believer that every cricketer needs to get a fair chance.