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    "title": "Men's ODI WC: 'Never Sledge Virat Kohli As He Gets Pumped', Says Mushfiqur Rahim Ahead Of India Clash",
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    "excerpt": "Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium: Ahead of the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup match against India, Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim revealed that he never sledged India batter Virat Kohli as it 'pumps him up'.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ahead of the ICC Men&rsquo;s Cricket World Cup match against India, Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim revealed that he never sledged India batter Virat Kohli as it &#39;pumps him up&#39;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Talking to Star Sports, Rahim revealed that he advised the bowlers to get rid of Kohli as early as possible and not to sledge him during a game on the field.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Some batters in the world love sledging and get pumped up by that. So I never sledge him because he gets pumped up by that. I always tell my bowlers to get rid of him as early as possible,&rdquo; said Rahim.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Whenever I play against him, he always tries to sledge me every time I go in to bat because he is a really competitive guy and he doesn&#39;t want to lose any cricket match. I really love that rivalry with him and the challenge that comes with facing him and India,&rdquo; Rahim added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India has won four out of the five matches against Bangladesh in ODI World Cups, having lost in the 2007 edition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>So far, Kohli has scored 1097 runs in 19 ODI matches against Bangladesh, averaging 73.13<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India with three wins in three matches are on the top of the points table and will eye to strengthen their position for qualifiers with a win against Bangla tigers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India is set to take on Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC Men&rsquo;s Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Score<\/a><\/p><p>Whereas, Bangladesh will be looking to bounce back on the winning track after losing successive matches against defending champions England and 2019 finalists New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n",
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