Quotes from Sourav Ganguly

When Virat Kohli plays, wherever you are you will come and watch that because he is playing. That is his impact. When you look at him, you will get to know that this man has a mission of making his team the best.

Mistakes do happen and life goes on.

That's why every cricketer wants to play international cricket. First of all you're playing for your country, secondly there's a lot of media attention and thirdly, for India, there is so much support for us, especially in England. So you know what you are doing is important, and that motivates you, helps you get going.

I lost my captaincy after winning the series 2-0, and also getting a Test match 100. I never captained India after that. I couldn't play one-day cricket in spite of being the best ODI player in the world at that time.

If you are considered as favourites, you have stand up and deliver. You can't make too many mistakes. You have to be the best.

Everything in life is about standing up and making the most of your opportunities.

There is no doubt that Nathan Lyon is a great spinner but so were Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Graeme Swann.

Health starts in the head and goes to the heart and other parts of the body.

Kohli is the greatest chaser by far and I am saying this keeping in mind the great man Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin was special but as far as chasing is concerned, Kohli has done better than Sachin. Kohli is unreal.

Bangladesh, despite producing big upsets in the past, doesn't have the art of beating big teams consistently.

A good opening stand is always crucial for a team.

I've realised what my strengths are and what my strengths are not, and played accordingly.

Any captain will take some time to settle down. Nobody is an outstanding leader straightaway.

It's my one aim, my dream to win a series overseas.

Fortunately, being on TV has led me to have a stylist. I generally pick up what I want to wear, and get my stylist's approval for it.

The best way to get away from a crisis and yet hold on the reins without performance is to find a godfather who would save you at crisis and fool the entire world..This is how it has worked for me.

You have just got to live life and let others live.

We are all human beings. We are not machines that everything you put in comes out perfect.

I used to watch Manchester United a lot when David Beckham was there, but not any more now he's gone.