“I think it's related. Batting and captaincy or bowling or captaincy. I...” — Wasim Akram Quote

“I think it's related. Batting and captaincy or bowling or captaincy. If you are doing your job well as a batsman, then the same confidence comes in to what you do as a leader.”

“When I had a senior bowler guiding me as a young bowler, I had Imran bhai and I would ask him before every ball. It gives you that added confidence when a senior bowler tells you to do something.”

“Of course team spirit and team's strategy matters more than anything else as far as the team is concerned. As far as I am concerned, if the presence of one player is affecting the morale or the spirit of the team, then we might as well rest that player for a while.”

“People think you get tired quickly when you are a diabetic. But I have taken about 190 wickets in One Day International matches after I was diagnosed for diabetes, and lots even in Test cricket, and never got tired.”

“I think most of the people don't remember that we defeated Australia in the preliminary round match in 1999.”

“It is important that whenever you do get opportunities to practice, just get in some batting and be in a place where you feel if you get a chance to play, you can do well. It's important to be in that zone and be as practically ready as possible.”

“We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.”

“I look forward to batting practice. I look forward to practice work.”

“It is about playing one ball at a time and keep batting as long as possible.”

“Grownups, as a rule, should always be ready to pay for their own meals - or else ready to graciously accept their date's insistence on paying. The point is, one doesn't sit there batting one's eyelashes, fully expecting someone else to claim the bill.”

“I loved captaining and trying to win games - but I wasn't enjoying batting any more.”