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As a captain, I am concerned about my team and how I perform. I have hopes from my own self and very high hopes from my team members.
We have to stick to basics. Sometimes, you expect that miracles will happen, but it does not work out that way.
The reason for my age being messed up in the records is that when I first appeared for the under-14 trials, I myself really did not know my exact age.
When my family moved to Karachi, I just knew the date and month of my birth and not the exact year. That is why my age was erroneously recorded in the under-14 trials.
I have nothing personal against Gambhir. In fact, I have some good friends in the Indian team, and I get along with them well off the field. Even if I meet Gambhir somewhere, I will greet him normally, as I have nothing in my heart against him.
I admire Indian cricket because of the way the sport is run there and how the money they earn is invested back into the game and players.
There is an amazing craze for cricket in India.
I don't think any bowler can trouble me much.
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.
I started playing from the age of 11-12. I loved the game immediately but started playing the game seriously only in 1993-94.
I have nothing against the Indian people, and I have always enjoyed going to India, as the people there appreciate and support good cricket and players.
It is unfortunate whenever someone tries to bring politics into sport.
I admire Sachin Tendulkar for being one of the best role models for young cricketers, and no one in Pakistan even doubts his greatness, as his records speak for himself.
I still say Pakistan and India should have normal bilateral relations in cricket and there should be regular exchanges between the two countries.
When rain is around, the team batting second gets a huge advantage.
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.
Records just happen.
I am available to play in foreign leagues only when not required on national duty.
I have never run after the captaincy in my entire career. It is something for the cricket board to decide.
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.
As it is, I have a busy schedule, and I don't think I have the time for Test matches.
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.
My identity is that of a Pakistani player. And nothing is more important than that for me.
I have always done my bit to improve Indo-Pak ties, but sometimes you say something, and it is interpreted the other way.
The media makes a big deal of small issues.
I have always got a lot of love and affection from Indian fans.
I have enjoyed my cricket in India, and I love Indian people.
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.
What we need to do is strike the right balance in our teams for all three formats of the sport.
My whole identity comes from Pakistan.
Whether it is Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, or Inzamam ul-Haq, they will also say that they get a lot of respect here because cricket is literally worshiped in India.
My main strength is my bowling, but where I bat, I can also contribute for the team, and that is important.
Media houses should only hire people with a clean background to give their expert opinion.
I am not one to run away from challenges, as I am a fighter, and I will come back.
I am disappointed at not being able to live up to the expectations of my supporters, but every cricketer goes through such a time.
Our country has backed us so much. People who love you so much can criticise you as well.
I have said goodbye to international cricket.
I have played with seriousness and in a professional way for my country.
Kashmir belongs to the Kashmiris. Not to Indians. Not to Pakistanis.
Nobody in the Indian subcontinent has suffered or struggled more than Kashmiris.
So many mouths can get fed, so many minds can be nourished, if India and Pakistan resolve the Kashmir issue through a Kashmiri-owned, Kashmiri-led peace process.
Every child is a gift of Allah, and every child in Pakistan, to me, is like my own child, so I will do my best to take the message to every doorstep in Pakistan. Reaching every child, every time with the polio vaccine is not only necessary, but it is our duty. This disease can't deter us; we will defeat it.
If you're playing, or not playing, training is always good to keep you young.
Every day, I do training. Sometimes at midnight I train, sometimes 4:30 in the morning as well.
All we can do is to work hard.
We think game by game.
Obviously, I want to do well in the Champions Trophy, which is like a mini World Cup with all top teams participating.
My daughters are very precious to me.
Ajwa and Asmara are the youngest and love to play dress-up. They have my permission to play any sport, as long as they're indoors. Cricket? No, not for my girls.
They have permission to play all the indoor games they want, but my daughters are not going to be competing in public sporting activities.
In all my years of cricket, I've given hundreds of interviews and done dozens of TV shows, but what you will read in my memoir are the stories and thoughts I've never shared openly.
I have a lot to say about my confidence, my fears, my adversaries, my ambitions, my goals and failures.
The Indian media has a very negative approach and very negative thoughts.
The people may not be like that, but I think the media had a very dirty role in spoiling relations between us and India.
I just want to be given respect and dignity that every senior player deserves after serving the country for so many years.
I try and keep it simple and wait for the right opportunity.
I don't think I appear very cool to people who observe me on the ground.
I always try to do what I know best, and that is play well.
If the captain stands still and looks clueless, then it spreads to the whole team.
The love and support I have got and get from my well-wishers and fans is enough reward for me.
I have played 20 years of international cricket for Pakistan and not the PCB.
I've not enjoyed playing anywhere as much as I have in India.
There are cricket-loving people here, much like in Pakistan. Overall, I've enjoyed a lot playing in India in my cricketing career.
My wife is from India, and I come to India a lot. I have never faced any security issue.
I don't really see any difference between Pakistani people and the Indians. We eat the same food, we speak the same language. I don't really see any difference.
Dhoni has changed the face of Indian cricket and took them to the pinnacle of success, and his captaincy will be missed by the Indian team. He has led them well in all formats.
I have seen a lot of top players being forced to retire in not very pleasant circumstances, and I don't want that happening to me.
Some rivalries were personal, some professional. First, the curious case of Gambhir. Oh, poor Gautam. He & his attitude problem. He who has no personality. He who is barely a character in the great scheme of cricket. He who has no great records, just a lot of attitude.
Gambhir behaves like he's a cross between Don Bradman & James Bond.
It's simple: I like happy, positive people.
I don't want to talk about the past. I don't live in past.
I think we should learn from our mistakes.
In very few countries I enjoyed cricket more than I did in India. I would always remember the love my team and I got from the fans here.
I thank Allah that I have been playing for Pakistan for a long time. This is a big honour for me; I had not even thought so.
The team that wins makes minimum mistakes, and the one which loses, that one makes more mistakes than the other team.
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