Sourav Ganguly

Any captain will take some time to settle down. Nobody is an outstanding leader straightaway.

Administrators guide players and I have played for such a long time, I understand how it feels as a player. You can say I am a player's administrator.

But obviously captaincy is a long process. It takes its toll as time goes on.

I was at the Wimbledon some time back and I saw Roger Federer play.

I lost my captaincy after winning the series 2-0, and also getting a Test match 100. I never captained India after that. I couldn't play one-day cricket in spite of being the best ODI player in the world at that time.

That's why every cricketer wants to play international cricket. First of all you're playing for your country, secondly there's a lot of media attention and thirdly, for India, there is so much support for us, especially in England. So you know what you are doing is important, and that motivates you, helps you get going.