Imran Tahir

Athlete

100 Quotes

It's every cricketer's dream to play in the World Cup.

I always come on the ground with a smile on the face, but inside, I'm always ready to fight and try to give as much as I can.

Abdul Qadir was my main role model. I just wanted to be like him because, for me, he was only guy who no one could read. He was that good. His passion, his love for legspin, was unique. He would create new things all the time: flippers, sliders, three to four kinds of googlies, legspinners, topspinners.

I have a lot of respect, whatever format I play.

When I go to bed after playing a Test match, I want to feel that I gave 100%.

I love to talk about bowling, and whoever comes for hel,p I'm always there. Even in IPL, PSL, I try to help the youngsters as much as I can.

For me, the most important thing is that the team should do well.

Moving to South Africa and trying to make a mark as a cricketer and then make it to the international team hasn't been easy. This is why I want to enjoy every moment of it.

I have been bowling at the death sometimes. You need to focus. You know if you miss your target, you will go for a boundary, but it's also good because it makes you a really good bowler. You practise hard, and you try to bowl in one area most of the time.

I have always been an attacking bowler, but I am trying my best to learn every day.

If you go for wickets all the time, then you will go for runs as well because you will have to flight the ball and invite the batsmen to hit you.

There is always a pressure if you play every game and especially when you are representing your country.

In T20, batsmen are always going after you, so a good policy is to bowl five-six dot balls in your first two-three overs so that pressure builds on the batsman, and he plays riskier shots.

One of my dreams was to win the World Cup.

I can't see myself playing anywhere else in the world. You don't know how much I want to play international cricket for South Africa.

You just need to go into matches with a clear plan in T20 cricket. If you go half-half, it's going to be really hard to come back.

Any spinner can change the game. It's been proven in T20 cricket.

Playing with MSD, getting his advice and learning a lot from him, and I am really, really happy to be part of CSK.

My wife and kid always support me.

Legspinners are exciting characters.

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