Quotes from Shikhar Dhawan

Swing has always been my strength, and I am also working hard on it.

At the end of the day, my job is to play cricket, and till the time I am playing against any opposition, I am happy.

I feel, if keep hitting the same shot, I get better at it.

It's a great feeling to be captaining the Sunrisers team. It's really an honour for me, and I am looking forward to do the job.

As you go along the way, you learn new things, but my basic game has remained the same. You learn about the mental aspect of the game as in how to disturb the flow of the bowlers. You get matured with experience.

Since coming into T20s, I have improved a lot in the death overs.

If you score runs against an international attack, the self-belief automatically increases.

With Anil bhai, it is not only Virat or any other big player, but every player is in his scheme of plans. Even the ones who will not be playing regularly in the side. I feel that is a very important thing.

When I scored my first century, I naturally lifted my arms up, feeling very happy, looking at the Almighty above. That became my signature style. All these things are natural, not practised.

Everyone has their own individuality and character.

The support of the coaches Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly... Their experience as a captain, along with the belief they instill in us, is great.

People tell me about my record in ICC events, but frankly speaking, the intent has always been the same.

I am very fond of ghazals. I like ghazals from Jagjit Singh and Sir Ghulam Ali.

I love doing my fitness drills and work on my skill level.

I like to keep myself fit at the pace of the game. I just focus on my process, including my fitness, skills, and fielding.

The hunger for runs is always there, irrespective of whether I was getting runs or not.

When I was out of India's T20 team, I did feel sad but at the same time got tremendous motivation within myself to do well and come back in the team.

I think it is a good thing for Indian cricket that there is so much competition for opening slot. Players put in more effort because you can be kicked out if you don't play well and make mistakes. I take it positively and try to ensure that I give my best.

I love having fun and make people laugh. And that's my quality, which has been blessed by God and I love doing it, bringing smiles on the face of people.

I said jokingly that if you bat like a king, you should also get out like a king; you should not be dismissed like a soldier. If you have made runs aggressively, then you will get out that way, too. That's how it is.

I still remember when I debuted for India in One-dayers and got out on zero against Australia only.

I believe it's a wrong conclusion to draw that Indians can't play spin bowling.

I do tennis ball drills mostly for bouncers, for my muscle memory as well.

You are bound to undergo hardships, and it has been no different for me.