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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kolkata, Nov 27<\/strong>- Indian under-19 opener Rishabh Pant who blasted his way to a match-winning knock of 118 runs against Afghanistan in a tri-series game here on Friday said he was not trying to do anything special and played the ball on its merit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pant&#39;s innings helped his side reach 266\/7 in 50 overs and then the Indians were able to bowl out the opposition for 162 in just 28 overs, thus grabbing a 104-run victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;Was not trying to do anything special, was playing the bowl on its merit. There was no game plan,&quot; Pant told reporters here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pant was at his aggressive best here on Friday clobbering bowlers to the fence, hitting four sixes and 14 boundaries in his 98-ball innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;They were bowling loose balls which helped me. Missing the hundred in the last game was on my mind,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pant added the one thing that the team&#39;s coach and former India captain Rahul Dravid had taught him was &quot;discipline&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the hosts, leg spinner Zeeshan Ansari shone with the leather as he picked up figures of 5-37.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the post match media conference Ansari said:&quot; I was just concentrating on bowling in good areas. The wicket was very good to bowl on, it was offering a lot of purchase.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The leg spinner was also excited about the next Under-19 World Cup which will be held in Bangladesh in 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;I am very excited for Bangladesh. The pitches there would assist the spinners, can&#39;t wait to have bowl there,&quot; said Ansari.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ansari, who hails from Lucknow, also said he was under no pressure from his family to take up tailoring -- his father&#39;s business-- and added that he is trying to improve his batting.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agency<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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