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I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand.

When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.

I grew up on the softball field. Every day I would take my glove and my bat with me.

I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'

Up until the time I was 14 years old, I was sure that I was going to be a big-league baseball player. But that dream came to a rude awakening when I got cut from my high school baseball team.

The bat is not a toy, it's a weapon. It gives me everything in life, which helps me to do everything on the field.

Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect.

To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better.

I wanted to build up a name for myself.

I always dreamt of holding the bat and winning games for India. That was my inspiration to take up cricket.