Harbhajan Singh Quotes

I have tried to improve on my death bowling.

Being a swing bowler, bowling at the death is just an added facet in my bowling.

What you can never do on a slow pitch is bowl with any width. If you bowl straight it's almost impossible to get the ball away.

It's true that I have got wickets with the new ball in Test matches, but that doesn't mean that I can't bowl with the old ball.

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

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

You can't make three or four spinners bowl the exact number of overs. You don't see the number of overs bowled by them before you make a bowling change; you see who looks effective and make a bowling change.

As to adding variations to my white ball bowling, ever since I started playing IPL, I realised you need variations. You can't survive on line and length. You need coaches around you who can guide you to get there. I have been lucky that I have had seniors and coaches who have helped me get there.

As a fast bowler if you're not going to bowl well on a Perth wicket you're going to struggle in Australia.

A lot of the emphasis on international bowlers is on their pace and Australia coach Darren Lehmann is a big fan of bowlers who can bowl 90mph-plus.

I don't bowl at 140 kmph or 150 kmph, so my best chance of getting the batsmen out is by bowling in the right areas and getting it to swing.

I know I'm a better bowler and create more chances if I get a batsman indecisive in defence.

Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams out.

I don't run after speed. Obviously, it will be better to have some more pace, but I am very well aware that I can't bowl with the speed of 150 kmph. I am working hard on my technique and variations.

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

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

I used to bowl a lot at the death while bowling in the IPL, but it serves as a confidence booster that I can do a lot more with the ball at the start of the innings and at the death.

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

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

If you ask me the best bowler, then Wasim Akram was the best bowler because he had a lot of variety. Even when you were batting on 100 or 150, you're not very sure... He could still get you out. That was his forte.

If you look round the world, most teams want guys who can bowl up at 90 mph because they can make things happen when it isn't doing much.

Great fast bowlers don't have to worry about whether the track is flat or green. They'll find a way to get wickets.

There are times I do single wicket bowling, and there are times I try, practise, hitting a specific length.

Archer has a loose-limbed approach in a run-up that is not very long. He gets into a good position at the crease and releases the ball late from a very high action. He snaps the ball down at genuine pace. He has rhythm to his bowling.

For me, what is important is, as a legspinner, you need determination, especially in modern-day cricket. You need to feel that you can change a game.