00:00I started when I came to the Indian team for the first time in 2007.
00:05My first challenge was to go to Ireland for the 50-over.
00:10But immediately after that, we went to South Africa to play the T20 World Cup.
00:15And we won there.
00:17And now it's a full circle. Proper circle.
00:21So I'm very happy with this.
00:23You scored a sixer in the last over of the 2000 final.
00:26That became very vital. Do you still remember that?
00:29Yes, I remember. We were so young at that time.
00:32We were 20 years old.
00:34I always tell my players to try to play their role.
00:40I had a role at that time.
00:42I used to bat 5 or 6 overs.
00:45So it was very important for us to get a good finish at that time.
00:49At that time, a good score was 140-150.
00:55So I was thinking about how to reach around 150.
01:00And eventually, I think we ended up somewhere around 150.
01:05So it was a learning stage for me.
01:09I was learning things.
01:11And now, obviously, like I said, it's come to a full circle.
01:15I understand the game much better now.
01:18Having played the game for so many years.
01:20So it's been brilliant.
01:22Is it difficult to be a test captain, a one-day captain and a T20 captain?
01:27Because every ball keeps changing.
01:30Absolutely.
01:31I think it's a big challenge to play all three formats.
01:34And let alone captaining it.
01:37I think it's very difficult for the players to adapt quickly.
01:42When you're playing a test match, you have to work on your technical aspects.
01:47You have to work on your batsmanship.
01:49You have to pay attention.
01:51When you come to T20, you have to play different kinds of shots from the start.
01:56Because I open the ball.
01:57So it's a challenge in its own format.
02:00And it's just as much fun to play in different formats.
02:05Because as a sportsman, what we want at the end of the day is a challenge.
02:08And the captain?
02:09And the captain too, obviously.
02:11I mean, your plan is set in a test match.
02:13The field is set.
02:14The bowlers come and work.
02:16And then you move one or two fielders here and there.
02:20And you plan to a certain batter.
02:22You have to out this batter.
02:24But in T20, the game runs fast.
02:26You have to change the field placement.
02:28You have to put one bowler over and then bring the other bowler.
02:32So it's a fun format.
02:35All three formats.
02:36And I have certainly enjoyed this a lot in all three formats.
02:41Captaining and batting.
02:43So it's been great.
02:50Good action.
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