Shahid Afridi Quotes

From a spinner's perspective, in India it was never easy for me to judge where to stand: how far forward, how far back, because on Indian wickets the ball does not carry as much as abroad. That is true of slip fielding in general. I wouldn't say only for spinner - even for a fast bowler, that holds true.

Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.

I even had the illusion, for a very short time, that I could become a medium pace bowler.

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

In the past, I bowled at players like Michael Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan and Marcus Trescothick.

The one thing you can't do is get carried away with that pace and bounce. There's a temptation to charge in and just slam the ball into the pitch and you can end up bowling too short. You still have to bowl the right length so that you threaten to take wickets.

I'm expecting big things from our bowlers, from Peter Siddle, who plays the enforcer role, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee when he gets fit again. In batting, there's Phil Hughes, whose already done well for Australia and scored hundreds for Middlesex.

On Edens Gardens pitch, nobody bowls well.

I love that feeling of being in a battle with the new ball, you're getting an opening batsman out while they are desperate to survive.

I have always been an attacking bowler, but I am trying my best to learn every day.

The Oval has always been a good batting track, and there's not much for the bowlers.

In the longer term we have got to learn how to bowl on flat pitches if England are to head the ICC Championship table.

All bowlers depend on movement, and I am no exception.

I would love to bowl 160 km/h. Any fast bowler would love to do that. But for me that is almost impossible.

There are many things that you just observe while watching Steyn. Just seeing him bowl is a great learning in itself.

Fast bowling is not an easy job. Especially if you are also a batsman as well as being a fast bowler, a fast bowler has to work harder than any other cricketer on his fitness.

I once delivered a simple ball, which I was told, had it gone far enough, would have been considered a wide

When you go out to play in different conditions against different bowlers, it is always challenging.

I do enjoy batting - if the bowling's not quick!

I don't know what it is about fast bowling. I guess it's the ability to do something that nobody else can really do.

They come with a lot of strategies in international cricket. You face bowlers with a lot more pace.

Having coached in South Africa, you don't really work with wrist-spinners - you work with serviceable finger-spinners.

Archer has an incredible talent. He is one of those fast bowlers who makes it look easy.

I enjoy wicket-keeping in the shorter format. I think when we are bowling first, it gives me an idea of how the wicket is behaving.

I want to bowl fast till I retire.