"No matter how talented you are or naturally gifted you are, there's no substitute to hard work if you got to maintain standards."
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"Nothing is easy in cricket. Maybe when you watch it on TV, it looks easy. But it is not. You have to use your brain and time the ball."
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"There are things we control - but things that are not in control, no point wasting time and energy into that."
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"To each his own, but my process of preparation is based on conditions, not opposition."
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"Every time you play for your country, there is responsibility. But when you are captaining, you can say so; you have to lead from the front and make sure the team follows the direction you want them to."
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"You need to realise that you must have something to aim for, something to drive you."
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"People are impatient. They want things to happen overnight, and have no idea of the circumstances and situations that can surround an individual at times."
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"Every first-class season is important; every game is crucial, irrespective of whether you are in the Indian team or not."
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"I am not someone like A. B. de Villiers, Gayle, or Dhoni. I don't have that much power. I have to use my brain to manipulate the field and stick to my strength, which is to hit through the lines."
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"Comebacks are not at all easy. After a major surgery, the difficult part is to conquer the inner demons. It's all in the mind. Only an individual can overcome his fears."