After the match-fixing allegations, the one thing I had was patience. It took a lot of time for the courts to come to a verdict regarding the case. Sometimes, there were adjournments, but during that time, I had patience. We fought very hard, and finally justice prevailed, and we got the right verdict.
My uncle used to play cricket. I got used to the game at home. As kids we used to all wonder seeing the bats lying around the house. As we grew older, we realised what the game was all about, and then our interest in the game grew.
If you ask me the best bowler, then Wasim Akram was the best bowler because he had a lot of variety. Even when you were batting on 100 or 150, you're not very sure... He could still get you out. That was his forte.
I have always been communicative. I can't help it if I have been misunderstood. Sometimes, people don't like straight answers.
What has happened has happened. What is done cannot be undone. There is no point in looking back and ruminating over the past. I am a forward-looking man. I want to look ahead; I want to put my past behind me. I want to make my country proud.
When you are scoring runs, you automatically become a good leader because you are armed with so much confidence. If you struggle with your performance, then it becomes very difficult for a leader to perform his role.
I think when you are playing at the international level, there is so much television exposure that people are looking at your weaknesses and strengths, and you need to fox them at times. You have got to do something different.
I was a good fielder in the gully in my college days. But in the outfield, I was not such a good fielder.
You need to protect the best players in the country. When there is so much cricket, we must work on ways to prolong their careers.
