Every match is a new opportunity to prove yourself.

A captain is only as good as the team behind him.

Stay disciplined and stay focused on your goals.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard enough.

As a child I played cricket as a hobby. Once you started playing for your school, you became more ambitious. You reckoned you could play for the state. Then you started to think about the country. But it happened so quickly for me, I started playing for the school at 13, for Bombay at 17, and at 18 I was in the Indian side.

The job satisfaction that an opener gets no other batsman gets.

The pressure of playing for your country is immense, but you must use that pressure to fuel your performance.

As a coach, my job is to instill belief in the players and give them the confidence to perform.

Never be afraid to take risks, because that’s where real growth happens.

I always considered myself an allrounder.

The best way to handle pressure is to embrace it and turn it into motivation.

A good cricketer knows how to adapt to different conditions and different situations.

Jadeja has been sent by N. Srinivasan to play cricket and then go back…to Dhoni.

Stay humble, no matter how successful you become.

You can’t sideline players who can take a good helping for themselves in the Power Plays.

It is important to know your strengths and weaknesses as a cricketer and build on them.

Don’t change the channel when Rohit Sharma walks out to bat, because by the time you change it back, he‘d be long gone!!

Cricket is a team sport, and teamwork is crucial for victory.

A cricketer should be a thinker; someone who can read the game and make quick decision.

I love coverage, bring it on, as simple as that.

Form is temporary, but class is permanent.

There are no shortcuts to success. You have to put in the hard work and dedication.

Believe in your abilities and never doubt yourself.

Aggressive cricket is a form of cricket where you play to win.

Sourav’s greatest asset is his ability to communicate. He is a naturally very confident person. He encourages his team, is a great motivator and a born captain. He is not the media’s blue eyed boy because he is a very straightforward person, who never minces his words, instead he talks in a no nonsense manner to the press. He shares an extremely healthy rapport with his teammates. His leadership skills are also vouched for by the youngsters in the team. He has phenomenal brand value. He’s the new-age Indian, an aggressive go-getter, full of self-belief, determination.

If you have a passion for the game and the heart to win, you can achieve anything.

The key to success is to stay hungry and stay focused on your goals.

This ground is surprising. It holds about 60,000 but when there are around 30,000 in, you get the feeling that it is half empty.

The only way to succeed is to give it your all.

Life is much like batting, treating every ball on merit.

I have always believed in my abilities, and I think that is something that has helped me achieve success in the game.

Cricket is a game that demands patience. You need to have mental toughness.

When you compare the icons of the game, you have Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni in the same bracket.

You have to keep working hard, stay focused and never give up.

Fearless means trusting your instincts and clarity of thought. Once you have made up your mind, don’t be scared of what if.