Novelists get to direct the perfect films. We get to cast every part. We dress the set exactly as we wish.
I have joked before that there is a good chance that I might retire before Tendulkar.
I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way.
A perfect smile is too often missing from the faces of the world. If cricket can provide more smiles, it is doing its job.
I never allow myself to be pressured.
I am in the hands of Deori Maa. Every time I come to Ranchi, I visit her temple. I still remember my first visit.
The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mindset of a batsman.
If you have faith in the cause and the means and in God, the hot sun will be cool for you.
Practically every profession has a really political environment. I think the world has become more competitive. There are so many people in every place competing for small slices of success and power. It's a heated atmosphere and whenever you have competition, you're going to have more politics and manipulation.
Oh how Shakespeare would have loved cinema!
Find a place you trust and then try trusting it for a while.