When I was growing up, I played a lot of ten- and 12-over games, and I would bat in the middle order. I got only ten-odd balls to face, and I tried to score as much as I could. I applied the same approach in domestic and international cricket, and people were appreciating my strike rate being more than 80 or 90 in Test cricket.

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Today if I'm a cricketer it is because of Sachin Tendulkar. Else, I would never have picked up a bat. He's the reason behind me playing cricket

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I don’t believe in technique, I believe in performance. If you are tough,

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Nothing is more thrilling than winning a match for your team.

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When a person becomes satisfied, he doesn't run after things, doesn't worry about it, and doesn't make efforts.

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If you know your game, you can handle pressure; you can handle any kind of situation, back yourself, and play your own game and get success.

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If I see MS Dhoni coming to bat at number 4, I will be the happiest person on earth

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Sourav is a very positive captain. Whatever his personal form, whatever the media writes about him, he has always been strong, focused and aggressive. Perhaps these are the qualities that make him India's most successful captain.

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As for my batting, the best part about it is I have never changed it. I have never changed my thinking, I have never changed my batting style.

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I try to hit the ball along the ground, especially against fast bowlers. I also like the bat to come down in the right position and check if my body position is correct. If I'm really watching the ball carefully, then automatically I'm in a good position to hit it down the ground.

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In my view, if you have good or bad technique, it doesn't matter. But you will survive if you can adjust your game at international level, you are mentally strong, you know your strengths and how to score runs.

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One should always be happy, irrespective of what you achieve in a match or in life. That's how I live my life.

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Because I knew I had got success at Ranji level, I was confident I would get some success in international cricket too.

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Cricket is not like a government job where retirement age is fixed at A cricketer can retire at 30 or 60; it's up to the player.

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Fitness has nothing to do with age.

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As a cricketer, everybody has a dream to play for your country.

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Til the day I didn't play under-19 World Cup, nobody ever celebrated my birthday. And the moment I played for Indian team, my family got excited and ordered and cut a cake for me in front of 40-50 family members.

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April 2nd is a memorable moment of my cricketing career.

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It doesn't matter if you have one billion rupees in your bank account or one rupee. This is one life you get, and you'd rather spend it enjoying whatever you have, rather than thinking, 'Oh, I should have scored seven more runs, or I should get more money.'

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If I feel strongly about something, I don't bother what will people say, especially when it is about the country and the Army. But my cricketer friends are all politically correct when they tweet.

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The most important thing for any athlete is to know his ability. If you know your ability and have even a little bit of a strong mindset, you can get success, because your ability takes you to success.

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