Once cricket is seen as a possible profession, a youngster's life can be so altered that cricket becomes second nature to him.
I just want that someone in their 50s or 60s, when they talk about Brian Lara, they say 'I enjoyed watching that guy playing cricket.'
In one sense, what happens for me outside of cricket gives me that break - the farming means I have a really different life outside of cricket; it's not just cricket, cricket, cricket for 12 months of the year.
White ball cricket can be taxing on bowlers and can be a distraction for a youngster, too.
If a youngster can come up to me and share his problems or share his experiences or share something that he does off cricket, that can obviously help you build a better relation with one-on-one, and that can help you captain him on the cricket field.
As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.
I would call myself a cricket nuffie. I love watching cricket. But I've found other things in my life.
There is no point playing in the IPL when I have retired from international cricket. I did not want a youngster to miss out because of me.
I was never challenged when it came to acting as a youngster. I sort of just did whatever was given to me without asking questions. I didn't really understand why I enjoyed it or why I did it.
I just enjoyed telling stories. I enjoyed watching films and reading and becoming someone else. I spent a lot of time on my own when I was younger; I enjoyed my own company and still do, so it was a source of escapism.
I really wanted to play in the Premier League, which I'd been watching since I was a youngster every Saturday or Sunday before I'd go and play for Rosario Central.
There are parts of the game you always miss. I have missed the competitive spirit, competing against the opposition. But I have really enjoyed time away from cricket.
Part of the reason I fell in love with cricket was watching fast bowlers. They provide a sense of theatre with dramatic, ferocious spells and that applies as much in one-day cricket as in Tests.
I really got into the cricket and staying up late watching the World Cup.
I totally enjoyed playing in Australia. I think they play very tough cricket, and the brand of cricket they play is very strong.
For me, growing up and watching Test cricket and absolutely loving it, that's been the pinnacle for me with cricket.