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    "editor1": "<p>Rajkot, June 22 (IANS) India Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara said his father-cum-coach and ex-Ranji Trophy cricketer Arvind Pujara played a very big and crucial role in making him a Test cricketer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He has played a very big and crucial role. Being the only child, my parents loved me so much. I was particularly close to my mother, who always dreamed of seeing me play for India one day,&quot; Pujara was quoted as saying by a website on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;While my father took care of my cricket, my mother ensured that I became a good human being.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The right-handed Saurashtra batsman said his father&#39;s disciplined and strict coaching made him the cricketer he is now. &quot;He was a very meticulous, disciplined and strict coach. He still is, when we discuss the technical side of the game in person or on the phone.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;And when I was a junior cricketer, his approach towards me was no different than his approach towards other trainees. He never hesitated to scold me in front of others if I made a mistake,&quot; the 27-year-old said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When he was selected for his maiden Test against Australia in Bangalore in 2010, his father wanted him to play a big innings in his debut Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He was obviously very happy. He said that our combined efforts have finally been rewarded. He told me that I had to perform well to deserve the honour of playing for India. He wanted me to play a big innings on my Test debut,&quot; Pujara said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pujara has so far featured in 27 Test matches and five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for India, scoring 2073 and 51 runs, respectively.<\/p>\r\n",
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