There's never been a weak South African or Australian team. They are fighters.
I love coverage, bring it on, as simple as that.
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, the respect they have for each other is unbelievable, so it makes my job in the dressing room so much easier.
Between 50 overs and 20 overs, there is a big difference, because there is 30 extra overs of fielding and six extra overs to bowl, and that can take its toll.
Sometimes in cricket nothing is automatic; when automatic fails you need some fuel.
Let me say this: MS Dhoni has earned the right to retire when he wants to.
When you are playing a Test match, you would like to be playing with your strongest side.
Dhoni is a superstar. He is one of our greatest cricketers. When you have a career as glorious as that, you become a topic on television.
Virat is in your face, he wants to dominate and has a work ethic like no one else. Whether it comes to discipline, training, sacrifice or self-denial, it is unbelievable.
A coach's role, effectively speaking, is to stay in the background and let the onus be on the players.
As an opener, your mindset has to be different. When you need to open in Tests, you might get out in the first 10 balls.
Responsibility and accountability has to be taken by the top order.
We have to do what's best for the team, as simple as that.
We all know the soil in western India has a reddish tinge. In cricketing parlance it means a ticket to party for the spinners at the start and end of a cricket season.
You can't sideline players who can take a good helping for themselves in the Power Plays.
Sometimes acknowledging your erroneous ways is the first step to redemption.
I am more into fine-tuning, mindsets, and how you play the game. Very rarely will I go and tinker with a player unless I think it is needed.
I always considered myself an allrounder.
My batting took some time to develop - I was batting at No. 10 initially but my bowling took off.
I was a very determined cricketer. I treated the opening position as a challenge. Big names and tough attacks brought the best out of me.
