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“Records just happen.”
“I try and keep it simple and wait for the right opportunity.”
“They have permission to play all the indoor games they want, but my daughters are not going to be competing in public sporting activities.”
“I have always done my bit to improve Indo-Pak ties, but sometimes you say something, and it is interpreted the other way.”
“I am happy that I am getting a chance to play for Hampshire, because wherever I play, at the end of the day, I am recognized as a Pakistani, and if I do well, it is Pakistan cricket that gets a good name.”
“We have to stick to basics. Sometimes, you expect that miracles will happen, but it does not work out that way.”
“I am a huge fan of Sachin. He is not only a great cricketer but a humble human being as well.”
“I have never run after the captaincy in my entire career. It is something for the cricket board to decide.”
“What we need to do is strike the right balance in our teams for all three formats of the sport.”
“There is no team in the world that doesn't tamper with the ball.”
“When rain is around, the team batting second gets a huge advantage.”
“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.”
“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.”
“My daughters are very precious to me.”
“You can really put yourself out there in front of the world, make a name for yourself in international cricket.”
“I think we should learn from our mistakes.”
“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.”
“Treat cricket like a sport.”
“Every day, I do training. Sometimes at midnight I train, sometimes 4:30 in the morning as well.”
“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.”