Sourav Ganguly

“With high-profile jobs, comes pressure and competition.”

“I cherish my entire life. I've been blessed with a life full of good memories.”

“Sometimes as a player you do not want to get into a controversy.”

“I really liked the biopic of Milkha Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.”

“In world cricket, I think Joe Root is a fine captain.”

“Kohli is a huge addition to the side not just because of his batting but with his attitude as well. He lifts everyone on the field. There is so much passion in his cricket.”

“The most important thing in IPL is to select the players. You don't get much time to develop a team so it's important to pick the right players.”

“There is no doubt that Nathan Lyon is a great spinner but so were Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Graeme Swann.”

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

“Twenty20 is must for cricket. Without T20, cricket cannot survive.”

“My brother was a left-hander. When I was young, my father would say take your brother's gloves and pads and play, so I picked up the bat left-handed.”

“Captains are always criticised.”

“As much as you learn to handle failure, you must learn to handle success too, because that's also important.”

“As captain of India, the world was at my feet and then I did not find myself in the team. Not many captains would find themselves in that position.”

“Fortunately, being on TV has led me to have a stylist. I generally pick up what I want to wear, and get my stylist's approval for it.”

“I am a big fan of Virat Kohli. He is a captain who always wants to win matches on the field and I love that passion in him.”

“I have many, many fond memories of Yuvraj Singh. He started under my captaincy.”

“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.”

“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.”

“When I was captain, John Wright was making all the decisions and I followed like an obedient student.”