Inzamam-ul-Haq came to the press conference visibly tired after his 21stcentury, in his 100th Test match

Amit Varma in Bangalore24-Mar-2005

On his innings
I’m happy with my performance. I played well, so did the team. We must
use this opportunity to put up a big total on the board. A score of
500-plus will be a good target.This was one of my best innings because of the circumstances. This is
a 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 runs
tomorrow.On the pitch
It’s a good pitch for batting. The bowlers will have to work very hard
to take wickets. It was a good toss to win, because the pitch might
help 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 some
medicines and I recovered. It was very important to concentrate on
every 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 in
two Tests, and the team needs this kind of consistency and
responsibility.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 and
Yousuf Youhana had made unbeaten centuries on the second day, but
Pakistan had collapsed on the third.] We will carry on from here and
put up a big score.