Quotes from Gautam Gambhir

Sometime you need to give credit to the opposition.

Ravi Shastri has been claiming that Indian team was very successful under him, but he never told us that India lost ODI series to Bangladesh, lost ODI series to South Africa at home.

I think you need to be a leader, not a captain. You may have seen a lot of captains in this country, but the most important thing is to be a leader.

People make a mistake thinking that two people with identical mindset gel well.

I may try and get into education. I may open a school, and that is my ultimate dream. Opening a school will give education to children, who are the future of our country. If we can educate them in a proper way, I think that will change the future of the country.

I am happy to lose spots on the IPL Fairplay award list, but I cannot see my team slipping on the points table.

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

One needs to be clear headed. I believe in all-round fitness.

I grew up playing on unprepared surfaces where your wicket depended on quickly adapting to the bounce. As a kid, I could never differentiate off-spin from leg-spin. All I looked to do was to try to hit the ball before it pitched.

For me, it's fine to be aggressive and play hard. As long as you're not getting personal, it's fine, and you can do whatever you can to upset the opposition.

Ultimately, the one who scores the winning run is a finisher, irrespective of whether he's an opening batsman or No 11. What matters is how much you are contributing. If you can win matches for your team, you are a finisher.

Strike rates depend on the surfaces you play on.

I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition.

When you are playing against an opposition, you want to go out there and win a game, and for that, you have to be aggressive.

I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.

According to me, there couldn't be a better choice for India's coach than Anil Kumble.

IPL is good for limelight and making money.