Sunil Gavaskar, needless to say, and Vivian Richards are the batsmen that really inspired me.

He brings in a lot of experience on the table and also a lot of skill. I think his will be good value addition to the team.

I don`t think we have gained anything special in terms of money or prestige in the out-of-court settlement with the ICC.

India has a dangerous side and they have quality players. Australia is the world champion, but losing the Ashes would surely have some impact on them during the tournament (CT).

Certainly, the positive I see about the IPL is it leads into the Twenty20 World Championship, so it`s very good preparation for all the guys playing in the IPL.

After the Lahore incident I never thought I would play cricket again so after getting 1,000 runs I am quite happy.

It (unfair selections) happens at lower levels and I have given some suggestions to DDCA and I hope that my suggestions would be implemented soon and the results would be seen in near future.

I want to play at the World Cup in 2011 and the one after that too. I`ve finished my Test career with an Ashes victory and I want to finish my one-day career with a World Cup win in 2015.