On the high price he fetched at the auction:
I am very happy. Seriously, I didn't expect that much money. I thought I could get maximum 1 to 1.5 million ufffd not more. Now, I have greater responsibility too.

On playing for a non-Bangalore team:
I will miss playing in front of my home crowd. The Chinnaswamy Stadium is the greatest ground in the world for me. I enjoyed a good relationship with RCB over the last two years. I will miss that too, but this is part of life for a professional cricketer.
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On Sahara buying him because of his additional wicketkeeping skills:
Wicketkeeping is one of my favourite activities. After my batting, 'keeping is the one thing I like very much. I like to keep wicket in the Twenty20 form of the game because it's very challenging. I am looking forward to donning the big gloves for Pune Warriors.

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On the balance of his IPL side:
I was not in the mood to think about this initially. I was gutted after Karnataka failed to make it to the Ranji Trophy final.

But I have had a good look now and I can say it's a very balanced side. We are as good as any other team in the competition.