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" I don't enjoy cricket. I just take it as a priority... something that I have to do. "

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" My primary job is to score runs and make KKR win, and that's what I am trying to do. Rest, I don't think too much. That's how I have always played my game. "

" You don't want to end up with a huge tally of runs after eight games but with your team out of contention. "

" Yes, I'm the same grumpy Gautam who smiles very less on the field. I go very quiet before going into the match. I guess it works for me, though my team-mates keep telling me it is just a game. "

" I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that. "

" I came into the Indian team and was touted as someone who did well only against weaker oppositions. There were doubts creeping into my game. I was looking for support, someone to put an arm around my shoulder and say I am good and I belong to this place. Virender Sehwag is that someone for me. "

" Yes, it is always good to contribute, but the most important thing is where we finish on the points table. That is more important to me than how many runs I score. "

" I love discussing my game with people who have similar mindsets. "

" I think that a leader is someone that needs to make an impact on, off the cricket field and in their lives as well. "

" People are quick to form opinions online, but they're also quick to change them. If you have an opinion, stand by it and see it through. I stand by what I put up. "

" Every relation forms its own defined and non-defined rules. "

" There are not enough turning pitches in India, which is why we are not getting good spinners. "

" Sport doesn't work on knee-jerk reactions. "

" Call me whatever you want; I'll always speak for the Army. Without understanding the extreme conditions they're in, you can't question the extreme action they take. "

" I do not usually follow a rigid fitness regimen, and most of it depends upon what goals I have in my mind. "

" Ravi Shastri has been claiming that Indian team was very successful under him, but he never told us that India lost ODI series to Bangladesh, lost ODI series to South Africa at home. "

" What happens on the field should stay on the field. "

" Playing on a low surface is always difficult for anyone to play their strokes. You need to be more of a grafter. "

" Tests are special, the format closest to my heart. "

" T20 runs should only be a criteria to get selected for a T20 side. The moment you start picking players in the one-day format by their T20 performance, then you are giving your domestic 50-over competitions absolutely no relevance. "

" For me, it's fine to be aggressive and play hard. As long as you're not getting personal, it's fine, and you can do whatever you can to upset the opposition. "

" When you go out on the field, you don't go out to make friends... I play to win the game and not just to compete. "

" I believe in backing players and helping them out with their game. "

" Kolkata Knight Riders is not about me. It is about the team. "

" Winning is something that makes people happy. "

" I would never go to a cinema hall to watch a biopic on a cricketer. I am not a big fan of people making biopics on sportsmen, especially cricketers. I think there are far bigger people who have done much more for the country, and films should be made on them. "

" I am a completely different person off the field, and my friends and family can vouch for that. "

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" Ask any batsman what gives him maximum satisfaction. It's scoring runs, whether it's Ranji Trophy or any form of the game. When you get back to your room, knowing that you have scored a hundred, it gives you satisfaction. "

" I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition. "

" Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers. "