Imran Tahir Quotes
born 1990 South Africa
Tabraiz Shamsi (born 18 February 1990) is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut in June 2016 in the Caribbean.
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He doesn't get enough credit. He is a lot better than that.
Just because I'm earning money from the game and my job is dependent on my performances, I don't want to just be all serious or not be myself. I want to have fun.
If he's on the field with you playing international cricket, he's a pretty good player.
Every move you make is being assessed and you're playing because it's your job.
There'll be some days where you're going to go home sad, but others where you go home very happy.
It will be footage, stats, wagon wheels - all that stuff is pretty standard in international cricket now.
That's what makes great players great: their mental approach to the game and their belief in their ability.
I don't want to lose that fun factor and celebrating helps to take the pressure off.
I don't think much has changed because he was the keeper so our communication was always there.
I won't use every piece of information, but I take what I think is relevant for my bowling.
He is a man of a few words. When he speaks, he is clear on the instructions and off we go.
I'm excited and on the way there will be mistakes as well but for me, this feels like the beginning.
I want to enjoy cricket while I'm playing and make memories that I'll have once I'm done, for my kids, for my family.
I've always wanted to get the best guy out on the opposition team. England is blessed with many good guys, so that's really exciting for me.
Earlier I would play one game, then another three months later. Now you play on Wednesday and if you make a mistake, you can correct that on Friday.
I suppose so, but then again, the game has changed so much. Guys are batting left-handed when they're supposed to be a right-handed batsman, and reverse-whooping fast bowlers.
That's what happened for us when we played India. It's quite refreshing to get to a country and have two warm-up games - that's unheard of.
That's why I dive quite a lot into the analysis. And then I like to prepare according to how I feel I should be bowling against a specific batsman.
Skill-wise, we're all on a specific level. Yes, some guys are slightly better than others, but I don't think the difference is as big as it is mentally.
Previously I was playing the odd game here and there and the mistakes I've made, it's only three months later that I can try and implement (lessons learnt). There wasn't that consistency.