You've been in the news quite a few times lately and mostly for reasons that have to do with your bowling. How did you cope with it?

Honestly I like to keep away from the media. I don't read newspapers in detail and, frankly, restrain myself from watching news channels. So, thankfully, I didn't go much into all that. I don't try to read too much into what is being said about me, whether it is positive and negative. But I do like to see my photographs in the newspapers all the time and even if I'm watching myself on television, I like to keep it mute and just look at my own performance.

From the average cricket fan in the country to, let's say, the most qualified men in the game, everybody seems to have an opinion on what's happening to your game. So do you keep getting loads of advice? How do you decide what to take and what not?

I am a very good listener. Over time I have learnt to do that. So I listen to what everybody has to say. Cricket can be a funny game because if you're doing well then what to get to hear is completely different from what you get to hear when you're low on form. And such things can happen overnight.

I try to listen to everybody and respect the advice, keep what I think is good for me and chuck the rest. We're an emotional bunch of people so the reactions are fast and fleeting. It's like good form and bad form that comes and keeps going so I try not to worry too much about it.

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