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The pressure of an India-Pakistan game is immense.
The pressures of playing in the World Cup are different, but it was because we coped with them in 1992 under Imran Khan’s guidance and influence that we won the Cup.
Dhoni is a big player. He’s achieved a lot as a player and as a captain.
We must live in peace. It’s necessary.
I have no problems playing under anyone.
It’s up to the individual to decide when he wants to quit.
Playing Test cricket for one’s country is the ultimate, but people are enjoying Twenty20 format because everything will be over within three hours.
Throughout my career, we beat India in many matches, but for some reason, we never managed to get the better of them in World Cup matches, and it remains a disappointment for me.
Regardless of where we play, we should play India on regular basis.
A tour to India is different from other tours. The expectations to win are very high from our own people, and defeats and poor performances are not forgotten easily.
I have told the PCB that I want total independence to work with a free mind and pick the best players, and they have assured me it will be done.
I think most people thought that because I am quite reserved and private, I wouldn’t make a good captain.
It is not easy when people laugh at you.
I have one regret that whenever I look at the list of world’s leading scorers, I don’t see any Pakistani who has scored 10,000 Test runs; even I couldn’t do it ,nor Muhammad Yousuf.
World Cup 2003 was the worst phase in my career, but that is now behind me, and I am doing all-out efforts to get my place in the team back and further my career.
It is when your team is losing that the captain has to keep the players together. He has to fight for them.
I’ve never linked team selection to offering prayers, and reports suggesting otherwise are all wrong.
The PCB needs to be clear in its stance on players who have been involved in corruption and tarnishing the image of the country. Because playing for the national team is the highest honor for any athlete.
When the key players in your team perform well, the team does well, too.
I remember, before the 2003 World Cup, I worked extremely hard on my fitness. A great deal of training and dietary discipline. I believe I lost 19 kg. And 19 is the number of runs I scored in the entire tournament.
Any team can’t give top performance all year round.
It is imperative that Afghanistan cricket does well. You cannot imagine how passionate Afghanistan’s fans are and how they live and die by every result.
Being chief selector has been the most challenging role of my cricket career, as I was heavily criticised for my decisions, and I couldn’t respond much.
If someone drops a catch, and I get angry, will that catch come back to us? It won’t. Therefore, it is better to be cool, because that helps in better performance.
I can’t leave cricket. It is my passion.
In the one-dayers, it boils down to who performs better on the day of the match.
I’m ready to accept the pressures of captaincy.
No one can deny there is a lot of pressure when Pakistan and India play, especially with the expectations of the fans at home.
All successful captains in the world have had long-term roles to make a difference.
Sometimes we need to make changes in the XI as per the conditions, and as per the player’s form.
Frankly speaking, the pleasure and satisfaction you get after performing against India you don’t get against any team, and if you ask the Indian players, they would have similar sentiments.
I am happy and satisfied at the end of my career, but not much. Yes, I would have loved to leave the stage in a better way.
I have had a fulfilling career for Pakistan, although our poor performance in the 2007 World Cup would remain the lowest point of my career.
My desire, like everyone else, is to see the team win.
T20 is an unpredictable format, so you cannot rule out any team’s chances.
When I look back and think about it, I feel my career was fairly good but, certainly, not tremendous.
In the single group format, where each team plays against the other, it gives a chance to the established outfits to make a comeback if they falter in the early games.
I didn’t play much under Imranbhai, but he was special.
We have to keep our feet on ground, stay humble, and collect all praise, well-wishes, and prayers because these will help us in future.
I have never forced anyone to offer prayers in the team or to keep a beard.
As my parents are from India, I am told a lot of positive things about the country, the culture and traditions of Muslims in India. I don’t remember anything nasty told to me by my parents.
My career has been as clear as a crystal.
Every team goes through a lean patch.
I do think the ICC has financially helped Afghanistan and Ireland a lot, but I think it’s crucial that the ICC provides these Associate nations with quality coaches to work on their basics.
If someone says to me, ‘You are a cheat, and Pakistan is doing wrong things,’ my first priority is to my country.
If people remember me as one who contributed to Pakistan’s cricket, I will feel good. If people say good things, it makes me feel happy.
Once you reach the knockout stage of a World Cup, the team that holds its nerves wins.
It is not my domain to speak on pitches, but they play an important role in producing quality players in every format.
It is a do-or-die battle every time we play India.
Critics tend to praise as well as crucify you.
I think fitness and performance levels are the right indicators to determine if it’s the time to leave the scene.
If you don’t have bounce on the pitch, even a spinner cannot come handy.
Even after defeating India, I still have the highest respect for them as opponents.
Handling pressure is the key to doing well in Indo-Pak matches.
As a player, you have to assess how fit you are and look at your performance graph – how long you are delivering. Take Imran Khan’s case: he played till 39.
It is never easy for a professional cricketer, who has represented his country for 17 years, to forget the past and adopt a new lifestyle.
Besides being a sportsman, I am also a human being.
There is always great significance playing against India, and it is always special and a treat for people in both countries.
We can’t take such unfair criticism. It would be difficult for me to continue as captain if this unhealthy trend of demoralising the team after a few bad performances continues.
I don’t mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard.
