harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'm not on 430-odd wickets, I'm on 20
"After not playing for two years, I feel like it's a blessing to just be playing again. I've almost had to start over. I'm not on 430-odd wickets, I'm on 20 since breaking Shaun Pollock's record. It's nice to finish a three-Test series against Pakistan and not have someone write: 'He's an injury away from retiring.' It's nice to contribute again. Hopefully I can continue this for longer.
When I'm bowling 10-over spells, it shows I'm enjoying what I do. I could take the easy option, take 4 for 30 and go and stand at fine leg and tell someone else to do it. But it's fun. It's fun taking wickets. It's fun hitting guys on the head. As long as nothing serious happens.
The moment I can't bowl 140-145 kph, and on a good day touch 150 kph like in fast Australian wickets, then you've got to ask yourself the question: How good am I? I've got to be honest - I don't have all the skill in the world. I've got to bowl at a high pace consistently, over a long period of time. With a little bit of skill - I can shape it away, and I can bring it back in. You've got to be smart about when to bowl a bouncer, when to bowl a yorker, and when to bowl a slower ball, and that's what experience is. After 15 years, I've got some of that."
"After not playing for two years, I feel like it's a blessing to just be playing again. I've almost had to start over. I'm not on 430-odd wickets, I'm on 20 since breaking Shaun Pollock's record. It's nice to finish a three-Test series against Pakistan and not have someone write: 'He's an injury away from retiring.' It's nice to contribute again. Hopefully I can continue this for longer.
When I'm bowling 10-over spells, it shows I'm enjoying what I do. I could take the easy option, take 4 for 30 and go and stand at fine leg and tell someone else to do it. But it's fun. It's fun taking wickets. It's fun hitting guys on the head. As long as nothing serious happens.
The moment I can't bowl 140-145 kph, and on a good day touch 150 kph like in fast Australian wickets, then you've got to ask yourself the question: How good am I? I've got to be honest - I don't have all the skill in the world. I've got to bowl at a high pace consistently, over a long period of time. With a little bit of skill - I can shape it away, and I can bring it back in. You've got to be smart about when to bowl a bouncer, when to bowl a yorker, and when to bowl a slower ball, and that's what experience is. After 15 years, I've got some of that."