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Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings.

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don't have control over that as a cricketer.

It isn't easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.

Cricketers have to perform in front of millions, and there are no retakes. If then you become a hero, you deserve all the accolades coming your way.

You need to protect the best players in the country. When there is so much cricket, we must work on ways to prolong their careers.

I would have loved to have been a cricketer.

I don't think I would have made it as a cricketer.

It's very difficult to fill the shoes of somebody like Rahul Bhai. He has set the bench mark for a generation to come. However, it's our responsibility to carry forward his legacy.

If someone thinks, 'I'll spend the off season working on my fitness and I'll come back a better cricketer,' I don't think that's enough. You need to spend a lot of time working on your skills and honing your skills.