Imran Tahir

I don't think it is difficult to balance professional sports with practising your faith. It is very easy if you follow the right path.

In professional cricket, everybody wants to win.

Playing with MSD, getting his advice and learning a lot from him, and I am really, really happy to be part of CSK.

The off spinner's job is to contain; for me, leg spinners need to have a bigger heart than anyone else because it is easy to blame them.

My biggest ambition, ever since I was a boy in Pakistan, has been to play cricket at the highest level. If I can do so for South Africa, I'll give everything.

You have to just adjust to the conditions quickly because there is a big difference in 50-over and 20-over cricket, and if you back yourself, you will do well.

You just need to go into matches with a clear plan in T20 cricket. If you go half-half, it's going to be really hard to come back.

I'm the guy who come through a lot of hard patches. I've seen a lot of hardships.

In 2004 in England, there was one catch that was very special to me. I was bowling in a league match, and the batsman hit the ball over my head. I had to run back to between mid-off and mid-on to take the catch, and I did.

I think I feel good as a South African player that people say that we always get into semifinal and lose... this is one of the biggest achievements to get into semifinal. Not many teams do that. For me, it's a real achievement.

Whenever I am playing, I try to contribute to my team.

I am the kind of person who will give his best every single time. I cannot underperform unless I'm playing with kids. Actually, I'd probably still get angry if they try to hit me!