Imran Tahir

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

“Spinners have a main role, whether in the IPL or world cricket. But it's hard to be a legspinner: you have to be accurate.”

“I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities.”

“I've been working really hard on my fitness.”

“Leg spinners can change the game.”

“South Africa is now my country.”

“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.”

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

“My biggest ambition, ever since I was a boy in Pakistan, has been to play cricket at the highest level. If I can do so for South Africa, I'll give everything.”

“I always love challenges, and when I bowl, I always look to get wickets.”

“Whenever I am playing, I try to contribute to my team.”

“It's always beneficial taking advice from Dhoni.”

“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.”

“The wickets in England are very helpful to me.”

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

“Losses are always hard to swallow, and every sportsperson has the same feeling.”

“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'm just really honoured to play for South Africa. Just to be part of this team is a special feeling.”

“When someone attacks you, there is always an opportunity, and that's what I look for.”

“Playing with Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn, I am a very lucky guy. Not many people are going to attack those two, which means the batsmen will attack me. And if they attack me, there is always a chance I can get a wicket.”