Shahid Afridi Quotes

By the time I made my international debut Tendulkar was already being counted among the best batsmen in the world. Most bowlers knew that his was the crucial wicket in an Indian batting line-up that boasted of many talented batsmen.

I love cricket. My all-time favourite is Sachin Tendulkar, without a shadow of a doubt.

In South Africa, you can get away sometimes because of the bounce. You may get away with full wide balls. In India, it does not bounce and finds the middle of the bat and goes flying to point or extra cover for four.

When you go to Australia you are always asked whether you can perform in hostile environments against high pace and every Australian side I have played against has had guys bowling over 90mph.

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

I appreciate every batsman in the world for different reasons. If I want someone to tough it out in the middle, I'd pick Steve Waugh. If I want someone who I know is going to have the technique to survive, you want a player like Tendulkar.

I like to watch batsmen who will entertain and, as things stand, an opening spell from Jimmy Anderson is about as good as it gets.

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

I am a big fan of the five-bowler strategy.

If you are playing in the right conditions, there is always motivation to bowl fast. If you are playing in the wrong condition then you want to be a batsman.

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.

Playing cricket in England is what I am looking forward to, and I would love to bowl at Lord's again.

The West Indies team I played for in the 1970s and 80s was truly blessed to have so many brilliant individuals in one group. We had many great fast bowlers but the deadliest was my fellow Antiguan Andy Roberts.

The wickets in England are very helpful to me.

Runs are important, don't get me wrong, but it will be wickets that I will be judged on.

The best players of the world play in the IPL, and to bowl to them in T20 cricket isn't easy.

I like Tendulkar and I think the Indian batsmen are stylish but I support England and I have always wanted to play for England.

With new fast bowlers on the international circuit few and far between, it's always good to see someone new coming through.

The likes of Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have done well, and so has Jasprit Bumrah in shorter formats.

I might be six foot six but that doesn't mean I can play a Steve Harmison role and bounce people out.

Regardless of where we play, we should play India on regular basis.

I bowled in tandem with Brett Lee, who produced some fast, fiery spells. When you've got someone bowling up above 90mph, it has a fear factor that not many people really enjoy.

I don't bowl to hit people; I bowl to get wickets.

I enjoy playing Test cricket, especially against India in India.

It's a privilege to be on the same field as guys like Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad when they catch fire like they can do. Two of the best there has ever been.