The googly and the slider are my favourite type of deliveries, and I love it when batsmen try to cut or sweep me and, while attempting those strokes, get lbw or clean bowled.

Abdul Qadir was my main role model. I just wanted to be like him because, for me, he was only guy who no one could read. He was that good. His passion, his love for legspin, was unique. He would create new things all the time: flippers, sliders, three to four kinds of googlies, legspinners, topspinners.

Legspinners are exciting characters.

For me, what is important is, as a legspinner, you need determination, especially in modern-day cricket. You need to feel that you can change a game.

According to me, a leg-spinner is such a character who, on his day, can win the match for you if he is bowling well and has the support of the captain and the coach.

One needs to have variations. You won't survive if you don't have one - especially playing in India, as they are good players of spin.

If I want to hide myself from my limitations, then I don't want to play this game.

You have to just adjust to the conditions quickly because there is a big difference in 50-over and 20-over cricket, and if you back yourself, you will do well.

I've played all over the world. I've played in England, South Africa, Pakistan.

I have bowled with another leg-spinner in county cricket - Shahid Afridi. But he is a totally different bowler than Mishra. I have a lot of respect for Mishra.

I am enjoying the experience of working with Mishra. For me, he is a world-class spinner.

In professional cricket, everybody wants to win.

The off spinner's job is to contain; for me, leg spinners need to have a bigger heart than anyone else because it is easy to blame them.

Leg spinners can change the game.

I think I feel good as a South African player that people say that we always get into semifinal and lose... this is one of the biggest achievements to get into semifinal. Not many teams do that. For me, it's a real achievement.

Whenever I am playing, I try to contribute to my team.

I don't take anything for granted.

I think I have the ability and can play a role in T20 cricket for South Africa.

I have always wanted to play in the World Cup.

Playing with MSD, getting his advice and learning a lot from him, and I am really, really happy to be part of CSK.

I don't want to retire - I love the game and have a lot of respect and passion for the game.

Playing for CSK, one of the best franchises in the world, I've to show people how much I love and respect this team.

It's always beneficial taking advice from Dhoni.

Thanks to technology, you can sit and see the opposition's mistakes and try to learn from them.