A Quote by Shahid Afridi
My main strength is my bowling, but where I bat, I can also contribute for the team, and that is important.
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We all know just bowling won't do in modern international cricket, and we have to contribute with the bat and as a fielder, too.
A lot of the lads have a bat for the nets, a bat for facing the bowling machine and a separate bat for the match. I'll just crack on with a bat until it breaks - then crack on with another one.
The more allrounders you have, the more difficult it becomes for the opposition. The reason being, if you have players who can bat and bowl, and if they are proper allrounders - they may be spinning or fast-bowling allrounders - they add to the strength of the team.
If I can bat against someone who is bowling 145 kph on a challenging wicket - that confidence is really important.
As long as I bat well and as long as contribute to the team's win, I will be happy.
I saw this college team bowling championship. Each team had their own coach. What kind of strategy advice is a bowling coach giving? "You know what? This time Timmy, I want you to knock down all the pins." "You sure?" "Trust me. Just do it son!"
As a bowling unit, you get a lot of confidence if the spinners and pacers are bowling as a team.
You need more individuals who can do more than one job in the field. Especially if all of them are good fielders and if they can contribute with bat and ball if needed. Just adds to the strength of the side.
I had to go back and work on my bowling when I first came in. I was out of the team for three-four months before I came back into the ODI team again. I had to work on my bowling, which I did and the results are coming.
When I was a player I used to feel that you are the captain of your own bowling, which I would like to try and inculcate, especially in the bowling group. That is important. All of them must believe that they are leaders.
We had this little yard, and during the summer holidays, when my mum and dad were working, I spent hours bowling a golf ball at a stick. Just bowling, bowling, bowling. And I got to where I could hit the stick every time, repeating the same action. That's where the darts came from.
For me, the most important thing is to be part of the team and contribute to the club's success with my performances.
Bowling, I like bowling. I've been getting into this bowling thing. It's kinda fun.
When you get a chance to play, if you help them win a game, then the team will start believing that the player can also do this for the team. So building that confidence for yourself and the team is very important.
It's good when you score goals because you are helping your team. For yourself as well, it's good, but the most important thing is the strength of the team.
... where does strength come from? It is not muscle strength any more. It is not also mere intellectual strength. What is strength? Strength is the support of the people.
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