Quotes by Sourav Ganguly

As captain you're involved immensely. You get worked up, you get carried away. It slowly dies down once you're a player. You realise you've to take the back seat.

When you play cricket for India, you are always under the scanner. You are always judged by others; you have to live up to it all.

I think nobody has the right to talk about Sachin Tendulkar's game. It's just a phenomenon.

In 2000 I became captain and stayed till 2005, and this was a very successful time in Indian cricket, so it was a satisfying tenure for me.

With high-profile jobs, comes pressure and competition.

I was a firm believer that every cricketer needs to get a fair chance.

Fortunately, being on TV has led me to have a stylist. I generally pick up what I want to wear, and get my stylist's approval for it.

English conditions have changed over the years. Lots of runs are being scored in one-day cricket now in England, pitches are good for batting.

If you are considered as favourites, you have stand up and deliver. You can't make too many mistakes. You have to be the best.

Sometimes as a player you do not want to get into a controversy.