- Many
congratulations on this great feat of yours. You
must be thrilled with this achievement of yours?
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It is always a nice feeling to take wickets in Test
cricket, whether it is the
first one or the
400th. I am just very happy that it is all
over and done with.
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- Were you
specially all pumped up when you realized that there were only
two wickets left to reach this landmark.
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No, not really, not any different from any other game. You have a
job to do
and you go in and try to do it to the best of your ability. Of
course it is nice
to get 400 wickets. I was not more fired up than
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- How
is the feeling that you have joined an elite band of
bowlers?
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nice feeling to get here. Not too many bowlers have
done it in World Cricket. I am the fifth and it is a
nice feeling for any bowler to join this group of
special people. |
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You
don’t feel happy in any way?
No, I don’t take my job home. I leave it right there on the
cricket field. I enjoy all the glitter and glamour
that happens there. When
I leave the field, I feel everything there.
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Do you
have ever have second thoughts about retiring when you are
bowling so well?
No, not really. Nothing to do with me bowling well or not. I am
still holding my own, but the time comes
when one has to leave.
That is just it.
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Were you
touched by the reception when you took 400 wickets and the crowd
stood on its feet to applaud you?
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Well, it was a nice feeling. I think over the years, I hope I have
provided joy to the spectators. I was very pleased to see the
spectators acknowledge my 400 wickets. |
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