da realsbet： Inzamam-ul-Haq came to the press conference visibly tired after his 21stcentury, in his 100th Test match
Amit Varma in Bangalore24-Mar-2005
Inzamam-ul-Haq batted brilliantly, but he wants to go further© Getty Images
On his innings
I’m happy with my performance. I played well, so did the team. We mustuse this opportunity to put up a big total on the board. A score of500-plus will be a good target.This was one of my best innings because of the circumstances. This isa crucial Test, and I walked out to bat when the score was 7 for 2.The team needed me to stay at the crease, and see out the new ball.329 [his highest score] is far away, but I will try to add more runstomorrow.On the pitch
It’s a good pitch for batting. The bowlers will have to work very hardto take wickets. It was a good toss to win, because the pitch mighthelp the spinners on the fourth and fifth days.On the conditions
It was very hot. I was cramping after tea, but the physio gave me somemedicines and I recovered. It was very important to concentrate onevery ball, because for a batsman, one ball is enough to get you out.On Younis Khan’s innings
Younis played a better innings than me. This was his second century intwo Tests, and the team needs this kind of consistency andresponsibility.On the altercation between Younis and Harbhajan Singh
They were chatting.On the second day
We won’t make the same mistake as we did in Kolkata. [Younis andYousuf Youhana had made unbeaten centuries on the second day, butPakistan had collapsed on the third.] We will carry on from here andput up a big score.