K. L. Rahul

If you are hitting the ball well, your form, your technique looks good, and when you are not, everything about your game looks bad. That is how it goes.

Fitness is also about being well-rested, eating well, etc.

I have always felt like I am a positive player.

It took me a long time to realise that I need to stay true to my game.

For anybody, faith and belief are everything you have. Nobody gave me the India cap; nobody taught me to go and get runs. It's a belief I had in myself.

Every player needs that one or two innings to get the confidence in whatever format to realise that he's good enough to be successful in whatever conditions or at whatever level.

Both my parents are teachers, and while they were always cool with what I did, they never let me take my education lightly.

I always knew I had the game to do well in every format. It was just a matter of time.

I can get runs much faster if I stay there in the middle to give bowlers more time and cushion.

Those first few overs are obviously the most difficult time because you don't know what the ball is going to do in the air and off the seam.

I was fortunate enough to interact with him when I played for RCB in IPL. I learnt from AB as to how he prepares for a game. I get amazed by the kind of strokes he hits and the time he has got to play those shots.

I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.