Tag: Imran Tahir
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If you go for wickets all the time, then you will go for runs as well because you will have to flight the ball and invite the batsmen to hit you.
Imran Tahir
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I will do what my team wants me to do and justify my place in the side.
Imran Tahir
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Losses are always hard to swallow, and every sportsperson has the same feeling.
Imran Tahir
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People think of me as well-travelled, but I had not been out of Pakistan until I was picked in the Under-19 squad in 1997. The flight went from Lahore to Karachi and then from Karachi to South Africa. It was my first time on a plane and my first trip overseas.
Imran Tahir
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In T20, batsmen are always going after you, so a good policy is to bowl five-six dot balls in your first two-three overs so that pressure builds on the batsman, and he plays riskier shots.
Imran Tahir
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I lost my parents, which is the toughest thing to overcome.
Imran Tahir
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The googly and the slider are my favourite type of deliveries, and I love it when batsmen try to cut or sweep me and, while attempting those strokes, get lbw or clean bowled.
Imran Tahir
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According to me, a leg-spinner is such a character who, on his day, can win the match for you if he is bowling well and has the support of the captain and the coach.
Imran Tahir
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I think I feel good as a South African player that people say that we always get into semifinal and lose… this is one of the biggest achievements to get into semifinal. Not many teams do that. For me, it’s a real achievement.
Imran Tahir
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I will bowl defensively if I have to.
Imran Tahir