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.
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.
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.
The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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.
I don't look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward.
Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.
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.
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.
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.
In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
