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    "title": "Virat Kohli relishes unleashing off-spinning 'twins' on opposition  ",
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    "excerpt": "India's Test skipper Virat Kohli lauded the intensity of his bowlers, led by off-spinning \"twins\" Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fatullah (Bangladesh), June 15&nbsp;(IANS) India&#39;s Test skipper Virat Kohli lauded the intensity of his bowlers, led by off-spinning &quot;twins&quot; Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin, despite a rain-marred draw in the one-off Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">India and Bangladesh were forced to accept a draw after heavy downpour in the last five days ensured very little action at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">After India declared their first innings at 462\/6, Bangladesh were bowled out for 256 and were forced to bat again on the fifth day. The hosts were 23\/0 when both captains agreed to call it a draw on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">India&#39;s off-spin twins Harbhajan (3\/64) and Ashwin (5\/87) claimed eight of Bangladesh&#39;s 10 first-innings wickets to force them to follow-on.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;One very pleasing thing was the intent our bowlers showed throughout to take wickets,&quot; Kohli said after the game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;They were intense and aggressive irrespective of the situation of the game. There were no excuses and no cribbing out there. As the captain that really pleases me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;Especially when we are fielding it is important to have that attitude and intensity because that is the only time when all 11 players are on the field. That&rsquo;s when the real meaning of team is understood and felt,&quot; he added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Kohli said it was fascinating to watch India&#39;s two leading tweakers work their magic in tandem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;Watching them bowl together was very exciting for me and I think they enjoyed it as well. One was putting pressure, the other took wickets,&quot; Kohli said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;I would like to have players who can win us games and both of them certainly have that ability, especially with a long season in the subcontinent ahead of us. We need to build for that. The confidence they build in this season will help us in the future.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Kohli also said the team will benefit from Shikhar Dhawan&#39;s return to form. After a prlonged poor run, Dhawan hit an aggressive 173 in the Test.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;Shikhar, I&rsquo;ve always felt that once he gets going in a Test he can do the job for us that Viru pa used to do. He is one player who can turn a session around for us completely and that could be the difference between us winning, drawing or ending up on the losing side.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;For him to score big runs in this game is a confidence booster for the team because now we have three openers who are in form (Dhawan, Murali Vijay and KL Rahul).&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;We might have some selection nightmares but it is a good place to be in as a team. We really want him to play like this in Test matches regardless of where we play. It is going to benefit the team,&quot; he opined.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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