Quotes from Inzamam-ul-Haq

I won't say I have won many matches, but I used to take care to just do my role.

Any team can't give top performance all year round.

In Pakistan cricket, the real test comes when the team is not doing well. When it is winning, everything is fine.

No one can deny there is a lot of pressure when Pakistan and India play, especially with the expectations of the fans at home.

I am a great admirer of Yuvraj and Kaif. They have generally been able to pick up the scoring when they come to bat at numbers six and seven. They also are livewires in the field.

I love to watch Rohit Sharma bat.

It is a do-or-die battle every time we play India.

It is imperative that Afghanistan cricket does well. You cannot imagine how passionate Afghanistan's fans are and how they live and die by every result.

Every team goes through a lean patch.

I think fitness and performance levels are the right indicators to determine if it's the time to leave the scene.

I am happy and satisfied at the end of my career, but not much. Yes, I would have loved to leave the stage in a better way.

In the one-dayers, it boils down to who performs better on the day of the match.

I've never linked team selection to offering prayers, and reports suggesting otherwise are all wrong.

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.

Dhoni is a big player. He's achieved a lot as a player and as a captain.

It is when your team is losing that the captain has to keep the players together. He has to fight for them.

If someone drops a catch, and I get angry, will that catch come back to us? It won't. Therefore, it is better to be cool, because that helps in better performance.

I am not a big supporter of sledging or insults that are hurled at you. But I don't mind if a bowler glares or stares at the batsmen. During my career, I have faced these situations numerous times.

We cannot stop anyone from criticising us.

If you don't have bounce on the pitch, even a spinner cannot come handy.

Imran never lost faith in us as players, individually and as a team, and that gave us the confidence to win. He was a leader par excellence, and Pakistan have seen none like him.

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.

I can't leave cricket. It is my passion.