I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.
I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.
I hate losing and cricket being my first love, once I enter the ground it's a different zone altogether and that hunger for winning is always there.
It doesn't always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.
I have never believed in comparisons, whether they are about different eras, players or coaches.
From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
When I was 15, I started playing first class cricket and always dreamt of being a Test cricketer, wanted to do something for the country, married in 1995, have 2 kids it's been great.
If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.
When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well.
Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.
The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.
Shoaib Akhtar has been playing for 5, 6 years and is an experienced bowler.
My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.