Imran Tahir Quotes

I never look to contain. I always try and take wickets.

I like to take wickets and see wickets and chances and I think in T20 cricket you have to risk a boundary to take a wicket.

What we have learned is that Roland-Jones is a very promising prospect. Because of the way he bowls, he will not blow batsmen away, but is more likely to take wickets through accuracy and building pressure.

I mean everyone's always spoken about fast bowlers and especially myself as a strike bowler, but I look at myself as somebody who could hold down the runs, you know, over 200 games, I've taken a lot of wickets but I've got a pretty decent economy rate.

As a bowler I think I am more wicket-based than some.

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.

It is scary when bowling how hard batsmen hit it now.

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

Bowlers have to accept they will go for runs sometimes.

Dotting teams up and bowling maidens back to back cannot be underestimated in Australian conditions because it gives you control of the game.

I always believe I will take wickets.

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.

Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.

In my first season I took 76 wickets at an average of less than 5 runs.

Having two bowlers who can exceed 90 mph is a mouth-watering prospect - and something batsmen will not relish one bit.

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.

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

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.

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 always love challenges, and when I bowl, I always look to get wickets.

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 think my style of game is aggressive.

In Twenty20s, you have to bowl a lot fuller, especially at the death, and you've got to be mindful of what you're doing. But it's still cricket.

I am happy with my batting form. I have been bowling well, too, and have bowled long spells.

The way you get wickets is, you've got to build pressure.