“As a bowler, I was not scared of any batsman. They are not supposed to...” — Wasim Akram Quote

“As a bowler, I was not scared of any batsman. They are not supposed to scare you; you have to scare them.”

“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.”

“If you win one or two matches at home on good wickets, on grassy wickets, you'll develop confidence automatically.”

“As long as I have been playing internationally as a cricketer, no-one has ever come up to me, nor mentioned anything to me, nor offered me anything when it comes as regards these open flowing but stupid allegations of fixing matches etc.”

“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.”

“I have been saying for a long time that bowlers come in packs. When you have a senior bowler in the pack, he can guide the young bowlers in pressure situations by talking with them.”

“During the peak of my career, I used to pick the ball as soon it was released from the bowler's hands. And I hit the ball through the line.”

“As a bowler I think I am more wicket-based than some.”

“In India you pick teams based on pitches, so it's the bowlers who get changed. if it is a turning pitch a fast bowler can't play, and if it is a green pitch, a spinner can't play.”

“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.”

“When you play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, you face the same bowler next year. But when you play in IPL, you face bowlers of different calibre.”

“I'm a great bowler. I was in a couple of leagues as a kid.”