Quotes from Ravi Shastri

Let me say this: MS Dhoni has earned the right to retire when he wants to.

It's not worth scoring thousands of runs if your team keeps on losing.

It's not that every time India play they will have their best team on the park because there are bound to be injuries and other factors.

When you set out on a journey, you set the bar high but you don't know what you can achieve.

Once you have a good bowling attack that can take 20 wickets anywhere, then no game is an away game. Every game is a home game. It doesn't matter what the pitch is, you have the ammunition.

Captains have their own personalities and the best ones make players adapt to their thinking and methods.

In local cricket, I scored big hundreds and picked wickets against good teams.

It's always the captain's team and it is the leader who calls the shots.

Virat is everywhere. He is hands on, and very communicative. That's what you want in a captain.

Sometimes acknowledging your erroneous ways is the first step to redemption.

There's never been a weak South African or Australian team. They are fighters.

I've been doing breathing routines for years. It is massive. It helped me in commentary as well.

If I have done a competent job, I should be respected for my competency.

When you are asked to open the batting in overcast conditions, it is a challenge.

I am a professional, I believe in work ethics, I believe in contracts.

The grade contracts of a Test player should be the highest.

I love coverage, bring it on, as simple as that.

Aggressive cricket is a form of cricket where you play to win.

We want Indian cricket to carry on.

You don't come to a cricket ground to draw a cricket match.

Individual don't matter, and we should all work in the best interest of Indian cricket. It should take the centre-stage.

Fearless means trusting your instincts and clarity of thought. Once you have made up your mind, don't be scared of what if.

It's a privilege and an honour to be a part of the Indian team setup.

There are a few people who are waiting to see the end of MS Dhoni. But great players like him decide their own future.