Hardik Pandya

As a child, it's always a dream to play for your country.

It's okay if I have to play a little slow.

I've believed in partnerships and I want to give my batting partner and my team some assurance and calmness that I'm there.

Acceptance is very important in this sport.

What has been very important was the kind of coach I worked with at Gujarat Titans.

In ODIs you have to take on the short ball and that gives a chance to take wickets.

It does not make any difference where I bat.

I have been thrown here and there... the only thing that has got me back is my hard work.

While switching formats, there is a switch in mindset but skill sets generally don't change.

As an international cricketer, you need to be smart as in terms of preparation.

I don't know why people think I cannot control myself.

I always feel you should be confident.

I might look like a guy who does all kinds of things but actually I am a very reserved person. I may look like a party freak who is not disciplined. But I have a focus on the game and that is always there.

I've never been a person who has ever run behind anything. If someone comes, it comes.

I'm simple to work with, the one who knows me, know what I am.

I always found that people who know me have a different perspective than people who have never come across or come close to me.

Money was always an issue in the family. We struggled. But we were happy. Cricket gave me and my brother something to fight for.

I am someone who wants to improve my game day by day.

A lot of people counted David Miller out. But for us, he's always a match-winner from the time we bought him at the auctions. We always knew what he's capable of.

If you are too excited sometimes or too hyped up you tend to make wrong decisions where you don't need to.