Top 60 Shahid Afridi Quotes

My game is such that I either succeed or fail. But I always hope to do something which is useful to the team at the start of the innings.

I try and keep it simple and wait for the right opportunity.

I am a mature, professional cricketer who fully fathoms the trends and experiences the game has to offer.

The love and support I have got and get from my well-wishers and fans is enough reward for me.

Some rivalries were personal, some professional. First, the curious case of Gambhir. Oh, poor Gautam. He & his attitude problem. He who has no personality. He who is barely a character in the great scheme of cricket. He who has no great records, just a lot of attitude.

There is an amazing craze for cricket in India.

My thinking is that once the captain sends you at a particular number, then your job is to perform and get runs at that number. Nothing else should matter.

I don’t think, in international cricket, there is a need for coaching. The real coaching is to recognise your players’ strengths and weaknesses. You always remain positive with your players.

The team that wins makes minimum mistakes, and the one which loses, that one makes more mistakes than the other team.

I would say T20 cricket has introduced a more positive attitude in players and led to Tests also being played more aggressively and being more result oriented.

When my family moved to Karachi, I just knew the date and month of my birth and not the exact year. That is why my age was erroneously recorded in the under-14 trials.

The Indian media has a very negative approach and very negative thoughts.

We think game by game.

I just want to be given respect and dignity that every senior player deserves after serving the country for so many years.

My whole identity comes from Pakistan.

I have seen a lot of top players being forced to retire in not very pleasant circumstances, and I don’t want that happening to me.

Obviously, I want to do well in the Champions Trophy, which is like a mini World Cup with all top teams participating.

If the captain stands still and looks clueless, then it spreads to the whole team.

The reason for my age being messed up in the records is that when I first appeared for the under-14 trials, I myself really did not know my exact age.

I am not one to run away from challenges, as I am a fighter, and I will come back.

I admire Sachin Tendulkar for being one of the best role models for young cricketers, and no one in Pakistan even doubts his greatness, as his records speak for himself.

I admire Indian cricket because of the way the sport is run there and how the money they earn is invested back into the game and players.

I have no real desire to play Test cricket, and the reason I lost this desire was because I was not selected consistently for Test matches.

I still say Pakistan and India should have normal bilateral relations in cricket and there should be regular exchanges between the two countries.

As it is, I have a busy schedule, and I don’t think I have the time for Test matches.

In very few countries I enjoyed cricket more than I did in India. I would always remember the love my team and I got from the fans here.

In one-day cricket, we should not think that we can win easily against any team. There have been examples when big teams have lost to small sides.

As a captain, I am concerned about my team and how I perform. I have hopes from my own self and very high hopes from my team members.

I think, after Pakistan, the two countries where I have received most love and respect are India and Australia.

There is no team in the world that doesn’t tamper with the ball.

I think, in international cricket, your management is about motivating players.

Nobody in the Indian subcontinent has suffered or struggled more than Kashmiris.

I began as a bowler and batting at No. 8 or 9 at Under-14, U-16 and U-19 levels, so to change myself was really difficult.

I am disappointed at not being able to live up to the expectations of my supporters, but every cricketer goes through such a time.

Every day, I do training. Sometimes at midnight I train, sometimes 4:30 in the morning as well.

When rain is around, the team batting second gets a huge advantage.

There are cricket-loving people here, much like in Pakistan. Overall, I’ve enjoyed a lot playing in India in my cricketing career.

Dhoni has changed the face of Indian cricket and took them to the pinnacle of success, and his captaincy will be missed by the Indian team. He has led them well in all formats.

My main strength is my bowling, but where I bat, I can also contribute for the team, and that is important.

I think we should learn from our mistakes.

All we can do is to work hard.

I have never run after the captaincy in my entire career. It is something for the cricket board to decide.

It is unfortunate whenever someone tries to bring politics into sport.

I don’t think there is a need to treat matches with India like a matter of life and death. We need to take cricket as cricket.

Playing for Pakistan was such a huge dream.

Records just happen.

I have nothing against the Indian people, and I have always enjoyed going to India, as the people there appreciate and support good cricket and players.

I am a huge fan of Sachin. He is not only a great cricketer but a humble human being as well.

What we need to do is strike the right balance in our teams for all three formats of the sport.

As long as you are winning, everything is fine, and you lose a game, and all hell breaks loose. That is grossly unfair. We should not overlook someone’s past achievements just because he is going through a bad patch.

Ajwa and Asmara are the youngest and love to play dress-up. They have my permission to play any sport, as long as they’re indoors. Cricket? No, not for my girls.

I have a lot to say about my confidence, my fears, my adversaries, my ambitions, my goals and failures.

It is my hope that Babar Azam will become a bigger player like Virat Kohli.

My wife is from India, and I come to India a lot. I have never faced any security issue.

Every child is a gift of Allah, and every child in Pakistan, to me, is like my own child, so I will do my best to take the message to every doorstep in Pakistan. Reaching every child, every time with the polio vaccine is not only necessary, but it is our duty. This disease can’t deter us; we will defeat it.

Whether it is Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, or Inzamam ul-Haq, they will also say that they get a lot of respect here because cricket is literally worshiped in India.

I am available to play in foreign leagues only when not required on national duty.

In all my years of cricket, I’ve given hundreds of interviews and done dozens of TV shows, but what you will read in my memoir are the stories and thoughts I’ve never shared openly.

Respect is the most essential thing about captaincy. Respect between the captain and players is important. It is give and take.

Once I am out of the ground, I forget cricket or keep it away as far as possible, to lighten up.