Quotes from Virat Kohli

Unless someone wants to look funny, I'll not recommend anyone to copy my bowling action. But on a serious note, with the confidence that I have got from the amount of runs I have been scoring, when I'm thrown the ball to bowl, I am pretty sure of what I have to do. I may not be the most attractive to watch while bowling, but I can be effective.

In T20, you don't have time to get distracted - it's so quick, you have to run around in the field, and while batting, you don't actually think about anything else.

My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don't really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.

I feel only my friends and family need to know what is happening in my personal life.

I'm a big fan of Aamir Khan... Among actresses, I like Aishwarya Rai.

A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future... but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don't let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.

I like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.

I wasn't sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.

I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.

I delayed my father's funeral because of cricket.

The more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.

Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.

I always dreamt of holding the bat and winning games for India. That was my inspiration to take up cricket.

My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.

The first thing I look forward to when I am in Delhi is to spend some time with my family. It's always lovely coming back here and playing in front of my own people. It's just a special place.

The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison.

Delhi means everything to me. This city has given me everything, and I love it.

During my school days, I was doing a play, and my costume fell on the stage. I really wish it didn't happen.

Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders

Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career - which is very short.

I'm not a nerd, don't plan to be a nerd and read books - which I can't do at all.

Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn't mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.

It was a personal decision for me to stand and say that cricket is all I have in life, there's nothing I need to do other than cricket. If I want to achieve whatever I thought as a kid, I need to work hard and not let it go to waste.

I'm not someone who sits at home and doesn't like to go out, doesn't like to watch movies. I like to live my life.