K. L. Rahul

Growing up, I played on matting wickets. I always enjoyed the pace and bounce and somewhere that has a big role or big effect on your game.

While growing up, I used to go to the beach, as I used to find peace there.

When you get a chance to play, if you help them win a game, then the team will start believing that the player can also do this for the team. So building that confidence for yourself and the team is very important.

I am happy to playing against teams like South Africa and Australia early on in my career. It is going to make me stronger as a cricketer.

I'm not a person that sets a long-term goal. My goals are on an everyday basis.

No matter how well I have taken care of my body, I have been injured a few times, which is very unfortunate and which is very disappointing. But each time, I have come back, I have come back stronger, and I have come back hungrier.

Sometimes, you tend to hold back, maybe because you have lost a few wickets or something. But when I bat, I'm never shy of doing what my mind says.

It is a very happy feeling that a legend like Rahul Dravid talks highly about me. But I can't just sit back and be happy about it. I have to back it up with my performances.

As a team, you try to win - you try to push in as many overs you can - but that's how it's played.

It's a team game, and you need to be flexible.

When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket... Name any sport, and I played it.

I was a shy kid but also very mischievous. Because I looked super innocent, no one could really call me out on my pranks.