A biography for Imran Tahirhasn’t been written yet.
“If I get a wicket, I just want to show people that how big that is for me.”
“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.”
“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.”
“When I go to bed after playing a Test match, I want to feel that I gave 100%.”
“I don't think it is difficult to balance professional sports with practising your faith. It is very easy if you follow the right path.”
“Thanks to technology, you can sit and see the opposition's mistakes and try to learn from them.”
“Any spinner can change the game. It's been proven in T20 cricket.”
“Fifty overs is a long time. It's a good challenge, and you have enough time to show your skills.”
“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.”
“I have always been an attacking bowler, but I am trying my best to learn every day.”
“I am enjoying the experience of working with Mishra. For me, he is a world-class spinner.”
“I will bowl defensively if I have to.”
“Hampshire were the club who gave me my first chance, so I owe them a lot.”
“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.”
“I am the kind of person who will give his best every single time. I cannot underperform unless I'm playing with kids. Actually, I'd probably still get angry if they try to hit me!”
“I just like to enjoy my cricket.”
“I have bowled with another leg-spinner in county cricket - Shahid Afridi. But he is a totally different bowler than Mishra. I have a lot of respect for Mishra.”
“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.”
“For me, what is important is, as a legspinner, you need determination, especially in modern-day cricket. You need to feel that you can change a game.”