When I get on the pitch I have to make sure I am getting hundreds and taking six-fors.
When I don't play international cricket, I sharpen my skills at the NCA.
I'm a bit undercooked when it comes to keeping in Test cricket, but I've had a lot of experience in T20 and ODIs for my country, and my keeping has improved a lot.
When I was 11 I was scouted by the Thames Valley under-21s. It was really daunting. I was scared for my life when I went in to bat. The first ball hit me on the leg, the second ball got me out, so it wasn't great but it made me stronger.
Australia played some good cricket, but they have forgotten how to win.
Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting are anything but conventional, and you can't frown on Steve Waugh for playing his slog-sweep because it's so effective.
Right through school, I was a handy cricketer, a batsman and a left-arm spinner who bowled leg breaks.
I don't bowl at 140 kmph or 150 kmph, so my best chance of getting the batsmen out is by bowling in the right areas and getting it to swing.
I am someone, as a cricketer, who feels it's very important to be able to adapt quickly to the situation.
I feel I can channelise my aggression to the right thing and be a good bowler, a world class bowler.
I could bowl really fast and as the years went on I started to develop more skills - I learnt how to swing the ball a little bit, use the crease a little bit more. But I knew what my skill was and that was to run in and bowl fast.
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.
Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams out.
Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.
Jofra makes any team better. He is the most naturally gifted bowler I've seen and I don't think he realises how good he is. Some of the things he can do at the click of a finger are just 'wow.' It's pretty special to watch.
I think most cricket fans would accept that Dravid and Tendulkar are very different individuals but they are both great players.
Test match cricket is about individual brilliance.
I learned to bat and bowl on different pitches and knew when to go hard and when to back off. It was just something I learned.
If I have a son and he decides to play cricket, I will want him to bat like Sachin Tendulkar.
You do your best but I think I'm going to try and get back in as a batsman first, spinner second.
On the field, MS epitomises calmness and, from a cricket point of view, has the best angle in terms of field placements.
In cricket, you should keep your wrist as straight as possible, unlike golf.
Batsmen like Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar and Neil McKenzie have good techniques and can bat for long periods.
When I started playing cricket, I knew that my physique is not at all like a typical fast bowler. My body language is also different, and I am not aggressive by nature; thus, my focus was always on my skills.
Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.
