When you sit down and focus on the matches and series that took place during the 12 month period it strikes you just how broad the talent pool is in international cricket is today.

Pakistan without Ajmal is like car without engine

When I die, the last thing I want to see is the six that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup final.

To become a good player, you need talent. To become a great player, you need an attitude like Kohli.

India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing.

Test centuries is one such records which doesn't look like being surpassed

Before dying, my last wish will be to see MS Dhoni's World Cup Winning Six.

Srikkanth is a vegetarian. If he swallows a fly, he will be in trouble

Respect Dhoni's decision to quit. We should respect his incredible contribution to Indian cricket. Can't measure in words. Probably his quitting came one Test early.

Devil wanted to play cricket. So Ravindra Jadeja was born.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

I'd made my choice, though, and I couldn't take it back.

There can only be one king.

We enter the world alone we leave it alone.

One mark of a deteriorating society is when people cannot discern between truth and lies. Another is that they don't care and will believe whatever their itching ears want to hear.

One eare it heard, at the other out it went.

I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.

The next step in my life is hopefully meeting a nice guy and getting married.

There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued.

An excellent precept for writers: Have a clear idea of all the phrases and expressions you need, and you will find them.