I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

People didn’t wasn’t the People’s party to come in to power again, so they saw NS a viable alternative not us, because everyone knew we were not ready.

What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.

What most people didn’t realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.

But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day.

Personally I don’t think solving corruption is such a big problem.

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.

In Pakistan politics is hereditary.

At the moment we have a ruling class that has one law and the people the other.

I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.

The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.

I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

I don’t know about whether I thought I would make it this big.

If your house is burning, wouldn’t you try and put out the fire?

The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.

If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn’t see my young son and I couldn’t see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.

And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.

So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.

It’s more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.

But I don’t need to use politics as a way of making money.

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.

I wanted to be an outstanding player, that was my ambition.

The team which handles the pressure best, carries the day.

But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.

One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means that there is democracy in Pakistan. There is no democracy.

Just give it everything you’ve got and bowl as fast as possible.