Quotes

I like to entertain the crowd. Personally I like to entertain my team-mates first, but when the crowd gets going, it is amazing.

After 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs, and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over. I have had my turn, and to be honest, I am tired.

When I'm fielding at point, I'm running all over that field, and I'm really tired by the end of the innings.

I've always been a people pleaser.

I had a long run as a captain. I had some fantastic ups and also quite a few lows in between.

Money wasn't the motivating factor in calling time on my international career and focusing on T20 cricket. If I was here to make as much money as I can, I would be playing 10 to 12 tournaments a year.

From a personal standpoint, my ability to play all around the wicket is more mindset than anything else.

As a captain, I can't make the same mistake twice. As a player, you can get away with that, but if the captain does that, then it affects the whole team.

Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.

Yes, I would have loved to win it, but I have great memories from World Cups. The 2007 tournament - my first - was very special.

I truly believe that players who tell you they don't feel the pressure of international cricket, of being away from home for months at a time, are lying to everyone and themselves.

If you pick up that information, the first metre or two, the ball coming out of the hand, you can analyse what's coming.

I do enjoy fielding.

It's tough at slip. The ball doesn't come to you very often. So from that perspective, I enjoy keeping more - you're in the game the whole time.

It's never been about my own runs. If I can score as many as possible to get us into a position to win, then I'll be a very happy man.

I prefer to be out of the spotlight, to be honest. I've always been that kind of personality.

I've always been shy.

I don't really like attention too much.

I know nothing will compare to that feeling of scoring hundreds in a big game.

The most important people to please are your family.

Playing at the highest level alongside your friends, scoring runs for your country are things that I look back and go, 'Ah, I miss that a little bit,' but there's a lot I don't miss. I don't miss 90 per cent of it.

I've always kept it very simple. I'm a big believer that basics stay the same for all the formats.

I don't overthink things.

I know Test cricket is more about endurance. T20 is more about innovating, creating, and the energy at the wicket.

I often speak about tennis being one of the most important sports when I was growing up, for my hand-eye coordination and quick feet.