"We have fourteen good enough players to play for Australia. We do not depend on only one individual... We are looking at the long-term prospects." - On the much criticised rotation policy

"I am passing through a bad phase. It is for the first time in my five-year career that my lack of form has extended this long. I am trying my best." - The Indian skipper on his poor form

"Matthew Hayden played an incredible innings. We tried everything to get him out, but he just kept coming at us." - Quoted as saying to The Hindustan Times

"The rotation policy is good. I had a well deserved rest. I was able to recover from weariness and was much more focussed today." - Talking to reporters after his match winning knock at Vizag

"Though it (the runs) has come at the fag end of this tour we still are left with a very important match and I hope to do well there." - On regaining his form with a century

"For goodness sake let no one talk about Harbhajan Singh as an allrounder. Indian team has plenty of big heads as it is, on this count." - Quoted as saying in The New Indian Express

"Making a mess of opportunities is becoming a Ganguly trademark. And it is difficult to fathom how he can possibly face his colleagues in a team meeting." - Quoted as saying in The New Indian Express

"It is entirely upto Sourav to prove that he is a good student of the game and he has no hang-ups about going back to basics." - Quoted as saying on what Sourav should do to regain his lost touch in The New Indian Express

"As the Indian skipper he owes an explanation to nobody least of all the overseas media whose temerity in suggesting that he is rude should be laughed at." - Quoted as saying in the Times of India on the Australian media criticising Sourav Ganguly

"Imagine calling Ganguly rude just because he kept the opposite captain waiting. Then what about all the verbals that the opposition bowlers have indulged in as well as fielders at point or square leg well away from TV cameras and stump microphones. Is that polite behaviour?" - Quoted as saying in The Times of India

"When in form there are few better sights in cricket, than Ponting. He is purely classical in his stroke play." - Quoted as saying in The New Indian Express on Ricky Ponting's century

"Let's dump this mind-set about preparing only batting tracks into the Bay of Bengal. Let's have some heart for the bowlers." - Quoted as saying in his column in The Hindu on the flat batting tracks for one- dayers