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I control my anger.
I love to watch Rohit Sharma bat.
Every team goes through a lean patch.
I have no problems playing under anyone.
Against any team, confidence is crucial.
I can't leave cricket. It is my passion.
My career has been as clear as a crystal.
We cannot stop anyone from criticising us.
Critics tend to praise as well as crucify you.
Whoever you name as captain, it's a hard choice.
The pressure of an India-Pakistan game is immense.
It is a do-or-die battle every time we play India.
Besides being a sportsman, I am also a human being.
Any team can't give top performance all year round.
Tests with India always produce some great finishes.
My desire, like everyone else, is to see the team win.
Adjusting to life without cricket hasn't been very tough.
It's always special playing in Australia and New Zealand.
It's up to the individual to decide when he wants to quit.
As more we play cricket, the more players will learn from it.
Handling pressure is the key to doing well in Indo-Pak matches.
I wanted to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. But I could not.
Regardless of where we play, we should play India on regular basis.
Dhoni is a big player. He's achieved a lot as a player and as a captain.
If you don't have bounce on the pitch, even a spinner cannot come handy.
T20 is an unpredictable format, so you cannot rule out any team's chances.
I have never forced anyone to offer prayers in the team or to keep a beard.
When you have confidence, the atmosphere in the dressing room also improves.
Cricket is a team game. No individual can just say he can win it on his own.
I won't say I have won many matches, but I used to take care to just do my role.
In the one-dayers, it boils down to who performs better on the day of the match.
All successful captains in the world have had long-term roles to make a difference.
Even after defeating India, I still have the highest respect for them as opponents.
Once you reach the knockout stage of a World Cup, the team that holds its nerves wins.
I don't mind positive criticism, but when it is negative and personal, it is quite hard.
I coached Afghanistan for seven months. Out of those, I spent five and a half away from home.
Criticism is natural; it's just that you have to deal with it positively and use it to improve.
Even a good batsman requires a year or so in test cricket to settle down and play long innings.
Sometimes we need to make changes in the XI as per the conditions, and as per the player's form.
When I look back and think about it, I feel my career was fairly good but, certainly, not tremendous.
I've never linked team selection to offering prayers, and reports suggesting otherwise are all wrong.
I think most people thought that because I am quite reserved and private, I wouldn't make a good captain.
It is when your team is losing that the captain has to keep the players together. He has to fight for them.
Once you start feeling the pressure, you start to struggle. That is the beauty of Indo-Pak cricket contests.
I don't have a magic wand, and there is a lot we need to do right in Pakistan cricket to build a strong team.
In Pakistan cricket, the real test comes when the team is not doing well. When it is winning, everything is fine.
If someone says to me, 'You are a cheat, and Pakistan is doing wrong things,' my first priority is to my country.
I think fitness and performance levels are the right indicators to determine if it's the time to leave the scene.
It is not my domain to speak on pitches, but they play an important role in producing quality players in every format.
Trust yourself in tight situations, but you need to have a plan. You might fail once, twice, but you will get better at it.