What we have seen is that sports is definitely developing in India. I can see a lot of positive things happening in India. It may take a bit more time, but with proper guidance and people having passion for sports, I don't think we are far away from becoming a good sporting nation.
— MS Dhoni
Run Adam will play a significant role in aspiring sportspersons' life to achieve their dreams.
I live in the present with an eye on the future.
I have always believed that process is more important than results.
I never thought of playing for any other franchise other than CSK. Chennai is my second home. Fans here have adopted me as one of their own.
Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.
We have always made sure that players who have played for CSK, even those who came from other franchises for whatever reason, have performed well.
Unless you know the individual, it's very difficult to advise that individual as to what he needs to do.
Spirit of cricket is not about just the guidelines provided.
I feel some of the sides are blessed when it comes to having allrounders.
During a packed season, maintaining fitness becomes tough because you can't put too much effort into it. You're constantly monitoring workloads.
If you don't perform, and you're part of the team, whether you're playing your first Test or 50th Test match, criticism goes hand in hand, so that's something you can't really get away from. If you don't perform, you will be criticised.
I'm quite used to playing with few injuries, whether it is back, fingers, elbow, or something else. You have to be tough and get on with the game.
You don't need to spoon-feed bowlers at the international level.
The reason why people love T20 is the sixes and fours.
In Test matches, you have to play consistent cricket for a period of time.
Sometimes in T20, you need to bowl only one over, and once the captain has given you that one over, irrespective of whether it is good or bad, that one over is out of the equation. That actually helps you, that one over. By the time the batsman figures out what you are trying to do, you get rid of one over.
When you help sportspersons achieve their full potential, you propel the sporting quotient of the entire country.
Making important medicine more available and affordable is a great thing for the country, and Netmeds is one the mainstays in the space. They have a long legacy in the pharma business, and they are making it easier for people to stay healthy.
The biggest problem is when a player asks a captain why he is not playing but does not want an honest answer.
You have seen cricketers who are not god-gifted, but even then, they have gone far. That's because of the passion.
I live for the moment - not the future, not the past.
It doesn't matter which year a player is born in, whether you are 19 or 20 - you have to be agile. You have to accept your shortcomings.
I am touched by the admiration and ovation I receive from CSK fans, which will always remain close to my heart.
The biggest learning during my tenure as a captain was that, a lot of time, I used to think that this is common sense. But no, there is nothing called common sense.
You go through tough times. What I personally believe in is you should forget the stats. But also, it pushes you to see the areas where you have to work on to be a consistent team.
The more allrounders you have, the more difficult it becomes for the opposition. The reason being, if you have players who can bat and bowl, and if they are proper allrounders - they may be spinning or fast-bowling allrounders - they add to the strength of the team.
What is important is to have a positive intent right from the start, and positive intent doesn't always mean looking for the big shots. Positive intention when it comes to defending a ball or looking for a single.
You can't make three or four spinners bowl the exact number of overs. You don't see the number of overs bowled by them before you make a bowling change; you see who looks effective and make a bowling change.
Nobody really wants to bowl a bad over, but if it happens, the individual is more disappointed than anyone else in the stadium or the team. Ideally, it is best to leave him to this thoughts and then have a chat with him after the team is back at the hotel when he will be less frustrated and more accepting.
You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to be a global sport when it comes to participation.
I don't believe in calling someone and having a big chat, because that puts a lot of added pressure on them. If somebody is doing something or involved in fielding practice, then a little chit-chat at that time helps because it's informal and doesn't add any pressure.
One-day cricket is about aggression and flair, but Test cricket is a different ball game. One has to struggle through the hard periods initially and then look on to get a respectable score on the board.
You need more individuals who can do more than one job in the field. Especially if all of them are good fielders and if they can contribute with bat and ball if needed. Just adds to the strength of the side.
I have faced challenges during the initial stages of my career, and I see Run Adam as filling a vacuum.
If you keep winning, you don't know the areas you've to work hard.
In tennis ball cricket, even it's hit from the toe of the bat, the ball still travels a lot, but in normal cricket, it has to be the middle part of the bat, so it requires a lot of work.
Everybody has views in life, and it should be respected.
I resigned from captaincy because I wanted the new captain to get enough time for preparing a team before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
What captains want is players who move well in the field.
Our biggest strength has always been the fans. All over, wherever we have gone, CSK has got support.
Strong characters are needed in the game.
You learn a lot more when you're going through a rough period compared to the good times when everything goes your way.
India-Pakistan matches always capture the imagination of people from either side.
I think it is always a challenge when you go and play abroad. You are competing against the home team, and they know the conditions well. Their fast bowlers always know which length to bowl and also the areas in which they need to bowl.
If the batsman is playing good shots, you accept it, but it is important that we bowl according to what the plan is and not go off it.
Even when you bowl a bad over, try to restrict it in between 15-18 runs, because if you go higher than that, it has a bigger impact on the game.
What's more important is, rather than looking at it from a commercial point of view, what we have to make sure is, where there's existence of the sport, it keeps on increasing there, and at the same time, you look at some of the other countries where there's the prospect of playing cricket.
I like to make statements on the field.
You can't take any team lightly.
