Tabraiz Shamsi 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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Some people take it the wrong way, but my intentions are always good.
Maybe at the death, other bowlers are trying to contain the batsman as opposed to taking wickets.
But I usually think wickets, and and if you take wickets at the death, you won't let the opposition score much either.
After beginning to like the game, we make an effort to progress, and because of all the pressure, you forget to have fun.
I say: "Sure, let's do this., I want to entertain. Watch this space, maybe a new celebration is coming up in the CPL playoffs this year.
For me, when I'm enjoying myself, that's the time I'm bowling at my best.
There will be days when you get it wrong. There's never a player without a bad patch, but the CPL is a tournament where you enjoy yourself.
One coach suggested I become a left-arm orthodox spinner and the other wanted me to become a left-arm wristspinner.
I play the game because I love it and always want to have fun. No matter who you are, this game will come to an end for you as a player.
The coach who asked me to bowl left-arm orthodox said it's much easier to control and bowl fingerspin, as opposed to wristspin.
I always want to fight - that's my personality. So I asked myself, why should I take the easier option?
Carlos, Rahul and Virat are good friends of mine. Sometimes the guys come up to me in the change room and tell me they want to do the celebrations with me.
. If I put smiles on some faces with these celebrations, I'll be pleased.
Most of us didn't start playing cricket with the aim of becoming a professional. I started playing because as a kid I wanted to have fun.
I wanted to be that guy who does the hard stuff. Wristspin was tougher to control and I had it in me to work harder to turn into a left-arm wristspinner.
The World Cup is coming up in England next year and the pitches don't really spin much there as well. Being the top wicket-taker [in the domestic competitions] has given me so much confidence.
And recently in Dambulla, I felt the pitch was like a Wanderers wicket, but I still got four wickets.
I didn't feel like I was out of place or out of depth and that gave me a lot of belief.
People spend hard-earned money to come and see me play, so I want to entertain them and give them a little bit more
There is so much pressure in cricket these days. Every time you walk onto the field, you are scrutinised, and people often forget we are humans and make