I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.

Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'

It's the only sport that's played in every country in the world. It's played and watched all over the world, it's the most popular sport in probably 90% of the countries, and then with the World Cup, you have the most viewed tournament of any sport in the world.

I have played cricket on my own terms.

Every team going to Brazil 2014 will be there to win, and it's going to be a fiercely contested World Cup.

Nobody is offered a World Cup.