Great individuals and great performances build a team, which produces brilliant performances.

Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background.

Making an effort is in your hands. Giving 100% is in your hands.

It is important to understand that if you do fall, it's important for you to get right back up again.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

I'm really focusing now on how I can get to the next level as a batsman. How can I get even more competitive? How can I get even more consistent? How can I get better?

I fail sometimes, I succeed sometimes, so that's fair enough. It's a package deal. It comes with that package: failures and success.

I'm confident and I trust my instincts.

To me, pre-match preparation is extremely important because that's something which is within my control.