"There is a lot more to achieve"

Sethu Maathavan April 16, 2009

"You can never be stagnant. You have to keep moving.” said Gautam Gambhir.

"There is so much more to achieve. You have to keep working on your game for your progress and move ahead," he said.

"I don't know if I have really come of age as far as my game is concerned but it's been really satisfying to do well overseas," he said.

"It was a very satisfying tour because it was my first overseas tour and I always wanted to do well abroad, I am very happy that I could do that," he said.

"I don't believe in comparisons. But having come from my favourite player it means a lot to me. Sehwag is such a big player and that he feels so makes me really happy. He is one player I have always looked up to. If ever I would like to sacrifice my wicket for anyone I would do it for Sehwag," Gambhir said.

"My 137 runs in the Napier Test was my best innings. It is really very special to me," said Gambhi.

"I don't set any individual targets. For me, its only team goals. I want to do whatever will make my team win. It is always a team effort and a team goal which matters to me. I don't play for individual achievements, don't plan for any personal milestones," he said.

"It comes very naturally to me. As a professional player, I should be able to adjust myself to any situation as per the need of the game. There is no excuse for not performing for the team. I have to play as per the need of the team," Gambhir said.

"I don't know how big a role anyone has played in my success but in a team everyone plays a collective role for the success and that translates into a win," he said.

"I think it was absolutely fine and fantastic. It was a collective decision by the team and I fully back Dhoni in his decision about the timing of declaration," he said.

"It's all bull****. Dhoni has very good cricketing brain and there is no question about it. There is nothing like its only luck which plays the role," he said.

Gambhir said "Sehwag is my favourite player but I don't have any cricketer as my idol. If you ask I idolise Shahid Bhagat Singh',"

He said "there is no difference in my successes last year and this year because my sole aim is to score runs".