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    "excerpt": "Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar has asked people to pray for his health as he was admitted to a hospital here for the partial knee replacement surgery.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Former Pakistani seamer Shoaib Akhtar has asked people to pray for his health as he was admitted to a hospital here for the partial knee replacement surgery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akhtar shared a video on Twitter from the hospital, stating that the operation would be eight hours long and he will need their prayers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Surgery time need lots of prayers !! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wsy1btkZeN\">pic.twitter.com\/wsy1btkZeN<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoaib100mph\/status\/1555736639028477952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>The Rawalpindi Express said he was scheduled to undergo the surgery some months ago but it was delayed due to some reasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Scorecard<\/a><\/p><p>&quot;I could have played for another four to five years. But I was aware that if he did, I would become wheelchair-bound. That&#39;s the reason why I retired from cricket,&quot; Akhtar said in the video.<\/p>\r\n",
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