While I played Ranji Trophy for five years, I used to be asked, 'When are you playing for the nation?' - a question which I didn't have any answer to. I kept playing before I got my first break in 1996; those five years were indeed frustrating.

Nostalgia for what we have lost is more bearable than nostalgia for what we have never had, for the first involves knowledge and pleasure, the second only ignorance and pain. read more

• Knowledge Nostalgia for What Lost More Bearable Had First Involves Knowledge Pleasure Second Ignorance Pain

Sometimes we lose friends for whose loss our regret is greater than our grief, and others for whom our grief is greater than our regret. read more

• Thought Sometimes Lose Friends for Loss Our Regret Greater Grief Others Whom

A Christianity which will not help those who are struggling from the bottom to the top of society, needs another Christ to die for it. read more

• Thought Christianity Which Help Those Struggling from Bottom Top Society Needs Another Christ Die for

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. read more

• Thought Poetry Finer More Philosophical History for Expresses Universal Particular

Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It has nothing to do with the relation of the soul to God, or with mystic insight, or with any of the matters with which the more elevated and spiritual moralists are concerned. read more

• Thought Punctuality Quality Need Which Bound Up Social Operation Nothing Do Relation Soul God Mystic Insight Any Matters More Elevated Spiritual Moralists Concerned

On the off-side, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly read more

• Experience Off Side First God Sourav Ganguly

I wasn't the most prodigiously talented cricketer in Karnataka, let alone India. Some of my team-mates in my school team could hit the ball cleaner than I do. I had to work through that lack of talent, so to speak, that lack of natural flair. Runs never came easy for me. read more

• Do for Some Let Work Lack Most Alone Mates Natural Had Easy India Speak Talent Runs Hit Ball Came School Wasn Team Cleaner Talented

I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem. read more

• Better Feel Different for Problem Evolve Challenges School Played Football Helped Team Hockey Positions

One of the great joys of being a slip fielder who takes a catch is you are able to contribute to the bowler's success. Yes, you are putting yourself in the firing line if you stuff it up, but you must want to be in that position to make a difference, and recognise sometimes that you might make mistakes. There are no easy catches in the slips. read more

• Up Want Sometimes Mistakes Catch Takes Great Might Difference Success Easy Putting Able Line Joys Slip Contribute Position Stuff Catches Slips

While I played Ranji Trophy for five years, I used to be asked, 'When are you playing for the nation?' - a question which I didn't have any answer to. I kept playing before I got my first break in 1996; those five years were indeed frustrating. read more

• Those for While Years Which Any Break Used Before First Got Question Playing Answer Indeed Nation Five Asked Played Frustrating