Inzamam-ul-Haq

The pressures of playing in the World Cup are different, but it was because we coped with them in 1992 under Imran Khan's guidance and influence that we won the Cup.

We were able to dominate the world in the '90s because the World Cup victory completely transformed us and changed our mindset.

Handling pressure is the key to doing well in Indo-Pak matches.

When the key players in your team perform well, the team does well, too.

It is imperative that Afghanistan cricket does well. You cannot imagine how passionate Afghanistan's fans are and how they live and die by every result.

How well a team executes its plans is important, but I think keeping nerves under pressure is far more important in the knockout stage.

Critics tend to praise as well as crucify you.

I remember, before the 2003 World Cup, I worked extremely hard on my fitness. A great deal of training and dietary discipline. I believe I lost 19 kg. And 19 is the number of runs I scored in the entire tournament.

I think fitness and performance levels are the right indicators to determine if it's the time to leave the scene.

We must live in peace. It's necessary.

As my parents are from India, I am told a lot of positive things about the country, the culture and traditions of Muslims in India. I don't remember anything nasty told to me by my parents.

Frankly speaking, the pleasure and satisfaction you get after performing against India you don't get against any team, and if you ask the Indian players, they would have similar sentiments.