I am fully aware that cricket is like a second religion in Pakistan.
AB de Villiers
For my part, I am not a great believer in bad luck on the cricket field, in business - in fact, in any walk of life.
I was brought up to always see the glass half full instead of half empty and played my cricket that way.
We all grow up dreaming of playing international cricket.
In my heart, international cricket is the way forward. That's where you want to play; that's where the pressure really lies. That's where you make your name.
I will always be grateful to the coaches and staff of Cricket South Africa for their support through all these years.
I can't keep playing 10-11 months a year and keep being sharp after 15 years of international cricket.
Money wasn't the motivating factor in calling time on my international career and focusing on T20 cricket. If I was here to make as much money as I can, I would be playing 10 to 12 tournaments a year.
I'm a bit undercooked when it comes to keeping in Test cricket, but I've had a lot of experience in T20 and ODIs for my country, and my keeping has improved a lot.
I've made peace with the fact that the World Cup will not define me. Yes, it would be nice to add that to what's been a very enjoyable career, but I know it won't define me as a person or cricketer.
Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.
It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket.
I truly believe that players who tell you they don't feel the pressure of international cricket, of being away from home for months at a time, are lying to everyone and themselves.
I know Test cricket is more about endurance. T20 is more about innovating, creating, and the energy at the wicket.
It's important to make sure your players have the mindset that playing international cricket is still the ultimate form of cricket.
I announced my retirement from international cricket in May 2018 because I wanted to reduce my workload and spend more time with my wife and young sons. Some have insisted I was motivated purely by money. They are wrong.
I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.
Obviously, international cricket is the main cricket you want to play, especially Test cricket.
I'll do whatever it takes for us to win games of cricket. If I have to sledge, I'll get involved like that. I'll try and intimidate a player if I have to.
If there can be films about why hockey (and not just cricket) is cool, there can be a film or two about the virtues of honest, hard work.
Abhijit Banerjee
I am a sports enthusiast, and if given an opportunity, I want to be a sportsman, even today. I want to promote the sport that is indigenous to India. Kabaddi is a matter of national pride. Why can't cricket, hockey, football and kabaddi be given equal platforms and co-exist? I believe that can happen.
Growing up, dad coached my footy and cricket teams, but that's all he could do for me.
I would like to believe that I would have made a good cricketer.
I wanted to become a cricketer primarily because the idea of playing in front of 40,000 odd people gave me an adrenaline rush.
I used to play rugby, polo, tennis, and cricket in school. It was only in the 1990s, when I used to live just opposite Harrods in London, that I started putting on weight. I used to have my breakfast there every day.
I love the body language of the women cricketers and the attitude with which they carry themselves.
'Kanaa' is a rare opportunity; it's about women's cricket, and they've trusted me with this film. I trained for nearly four hours every day with three coaches.
It's an honour to play a woman cricketer on screen.
When a fan buys a ticket for a cricket match or a movie, he is not worried about the colour, creed, or religion of the person sitting next to him. If you look at any actor's fan base in India, you will find that they are from different regions.
Though my first love is cricket, I was never away from any other disciplines too.
The stats suggest that I'm not a dasher. It doesn't mean I can't play the shots, but when you find a method in four-day and Test cricket that works for you, you stick with it.
That is one of the great things about Test cricket, the ball. Sometimes it swings conventionally, sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it reverses.
The biggest thing was probably a better understanding of the mental side of cricket and also the technical challenges I have in my game. Those two things happened in a very short space of time which changed me as a player.
The beauty of cricket is that there are so many different opinions as to the best way to do something and at times it is easier to see something when you're not emotionally involved in the game and not responsible for the decision. You can go and have a cup of tea and look at it from a different point of view.
Test cricket gives ultimate satisfaction that I don't think any other type of cricket does due to the nature and longevity of it.
No disrespect to county cricket but when you're playing for England it is the ultimate, it is what has always driven me to push myself above and beyond.
You don't get to the top in professional sport without being hard and tough, but I do that in my way. I don't shout or scream, but I am determined and I will push harder than 99 per cent of cricketers in training.
I made my debut in 2006 and absolutely, there was the pressure of the cricket, but there was no social media. There was no direct feedback to your phone. If you wanted to, you could avoid it.
The captaincy thing is brilliant, and I love it. But I didn't start off playing cricket to captain England. I wanted to score runs and stuff.
No matter how much cricket you have played you are always learning.
I have loved cricket my whole life, from playing in the garden as a child, and will never underestimate how special it is to pull on an England shirt.
It's quite nice to switch off and not see anything to do with cricket.
You're always under pressure, that's what life is about. That is what playing international cricket or being a professional sportsman is.
When I'm away from cricket I switch off totally. Otherwise I would never be able to keep that same hunger.
I always found one-day cricket a lot harder. I had to change my game.
As cricketers we're judged on the average we have from being a 21-year-old who's just come into international cricket to the day you retire.
Franchise cricket is here to stay because of the money.
All I ever wanted to do was play cricket for England and be successful.
Physically and mentally, it's quite hard. But I'm playing cricket for England. It's what I dream about doing.
In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.