Shahid Afridi Quotes

You may earn whatever money you earn as a cricketer, but you want to play for your country. At the end of the day, you want to do something special. There are plenty of people who earn 50 crores or 100 crores as businessmen or big professionals or who are really doing well in business. But what gives pleasure to your mom and dad is the fame.

My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.

Thanks to a lot of people, not just myself, 'Whale Rider' had an amazing impact emotionally, and people remember it. I count myself very lucky that all those doors were unlocked, I just had to open them.

I realise I have inadvertently become a source of inspiration and hope for people in India simply by the fact that I grew up there, went to my local university, but could go on to do well internationally.

I love showcasing my talents - not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world.

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.

Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.

To participate in a World Cup is a great honour and achievement. I've played in three World Cups. The whole world watches you during a World Cup and expects you to play innings to win games for your country.

I'm just an American dream.

Playing for India was a memorable journey, and I tried to make it more memorable for my team mates and the Indian cricket fans. I believe that I was reasonably successful in doing so.

I want to win trophies and contribute as much as I can.

I don't pay attention to accolades or any of that stuff because I think it can serve as a distraction, so for me, I just focus on winning games, trying to make the playoffs.

I fell in love with scoring a lot of runs. I never felt 50 or 100 were enough.

My aim is to be the best in the world and perform in each of Pakistan's wins.

I've never been bothered about being the highest wicket-taker in the world or the best South African bowler in the world.

If things work out for you as a team, then there are individual things that happen for you. But if you're not talented enough as a team, its hard for people to give you the recognition.

At the end of the day, I don't care how many catches I have or how many yards I have. As long as the Ws keep stacking up in the win column, I'm happy.

I want to be the best cricketer I can be for my country. If I work hard, the main aim for me is to be the world's best bowler.

As a player, you just want to be at a club where you can achieve everything you want to.

It's always nice to be among the best teams but not everyone can do that.

I am very proud of my goal record for England.

If I do well for my club, I will get recognition.

When the time comes to play Irani Cup, if I get the chance, I will make sure I will do my best.

As far as I am concerned, my priority is to perform well and win matches for India.

I get to share the stage with some of the best.