Quotes About Bowling

If I am satisfied with the way I have bowled, I do not think much about other things.

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

Nobody can bowl six out of six yorkers. So you have to mix your pace. You have to bowl bouncers, mix up the pace.

I try to mix my pace and try to use yorkers.

Shankar Basu introduced me to a different type of training that eventually helped me increase my pace. That, in turn, went on to help me bowl at the death, too.

I have been saying for a long time that bowlers come in packs. When you have a senior bowler in the pack, he can guide the young bowlers in pressure situations by talking with them.

Each bowler has his own pride when bowling in the nets but it's vital that you get ball on bat and then you are ready to use the opportunity when you are out in the middle.

To this day, I remember vividly Missy Elliott, Ludacris, and my grandma riding in a golf cart to set. My grandma went back to Ohio and told her bowling friends, 'Guess what? I was riding to set with Missy and Ridiculous!'

I try to keep the ball up to the bat, and I usually get the ball to outswing, so I get wickets like that.

I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.

I don't bowl to hit people; I bowl to get wickets.

My focus is to always enjoy and bowl good lines and lengths.

If the team wants me to bowl first-change, I am happy to do that. If they want me to bowl with the new ball, I am happy to do that.

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.

When there is seam movement, you don't need to try too much. Just bowl good, hard lengths and wait for the batsman to make mistakes.

I will bowl defensively if I have to.

I don't actually have a regular end I bowl from at Old Trafford.

It's difficult to bowl a good ball but to take a wicket off it, that's even more difficult.

On a normal wicket, the ball goes through quickly after bouncing so it doesn't give the batsman as much time. But on a slow wicket you have to bowl with more effort.

I am a rhythmic bowler.

I'm a great bowler. I was in a couple of leagues as a kid.

I have always been an attacking bowler. I am more than happy to go for a few runs and get a few wickets.

Shaun Pollock is actually the best role model for me as a very good attritional bowler.

I plan and I back myself in whichever situation I'm bowling.