Imran Tahir Quotes

Imran Tahir

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 27, 1979

I don't bowl for personal numbers.

Imran Tahir

Fifty overs is a long time. It's a good challenge, and you have enough time to show your skills.

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In T20, there's a time shortage because you've got four overs. In one-day cricket, you relax, and the game goes long, and you only win the game in the last 10 or 15 overs.

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I never look to contain. I always try and take wickets.

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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.

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

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If you look at me outside the cricket ground, I am a simple, normal guy, like everyone else. But on the field, that passion flows because I have been through a lot of tough times and have lost many special people.

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I will do what my team wants me to do and justify my place in the side.

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I try not to miss my prayers and the 30 fasts in Ramazan, but even if I do miss them due to my cricket, I make up for them later on.

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If I get a wicket, I just want to show people that how big that is for me.

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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.

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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.

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There are not too many leg-spinners in the world, and if you look closely, Mishra bhai will stand out as one of the best.

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One must always love passionately.

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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.

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All I do is work hard. Try and work on my bowling and keep improving every day. That's the key to success at the international level and in tournaments like the IPL.

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I really can't pinpoint why I celebrate the way I do. I just love it when I pick a wicket, and it comes naturally to me to express my joy in the manner that I do.

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The best players of the world play in the IPL, and to bowl to them in T20 cricket isn't easy.

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