“I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never saw anger in him. To me, that was fascinating.”
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I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.
I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.
From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit if a history regarding Pakistan.