I was inspired by the way the Aussies played their cricket. It was no-holds barred. They played to win.
Kohli is the greatest chaser by far and I am saying this keeping in mind the great man Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin was special but as far as chasing is concerned, Kohli has done better than Sachin. Kohli is unreal.
Playing on the field is different from providing inputs sitting in the dugout.
I was a firm believer that every cricketer needs to get a fair chance.
I was at the Wimbledon some time back and I saw Roger Federer play.
My brother was a left-hander. When I was young, my father would say take your brother's gloves and pads and play, so I picked up the bat left-handed.
You don't want to turn up like a Nepal or an Ireland where the entire world thinks that you're not going to win. You rather turn up like an India or an Australia or an England where everybody says this team is going to win the World Cup.
They say with age your reflexes slow down. I've not felt it.
One of my favourite sportsmen was Diego Maradona and every time I saw him play football you could see the passion in the heart.
