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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Dhaka,7 April<\/strong>\u0964 Bangladesh&#39;s pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is approaching his first year in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with an &quot;open mind&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The young seamer is not setting himself a specific target but is not worried about his participation in the lucrative Twenty20 tournament, starting April 9, reports bdnews24.com.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He just wants to perform well and pick up a wider range of skills.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mustafizur will be playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad who face the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their opening match on April 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;What is there to think about? I really don&#39;t think much about anything. Just go, play and bowl - that&#39;s it,&quot; Mustafizur said on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bangladesh crashed to four successive defeats in the Super 10s of the World Twenty20 last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mustafizur, who joined the team in the second match of the round after recovering from an injury, shone bright with nine wickets in three matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hyderabad franchise mentor V.V.S. Laxman saw the youngster in action when he burst onto the scene in the One-Day series against India in June last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The former India batsman had his eyes on Mustafizur since then as the Sunrisers managed to sign him up in the auction by outbidding the Bangalore franchise earlier this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Laxman, also a professional commentator, has always praised Mustafizur from the commentary box. He and Mustafizur, however, did not cross paths during the showcase event in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am not really good in either English or Hindi, maybe that&#39;s why we did not meet up,&quot; Mustafizur said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He bamboozled the New Zealand batsmen in their last match, returning 5\/22 against New Zealand. That was the best bowling figures in a match in the just concluded World T20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Sunrisers&#39; fast bowling unit also includes Kiwi speedster Trent Boult, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhimanyu Kumar and Australia&#39;s Ben Cutting. So Mustafizur has to really bowl well for a place in the playing eleven.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But despite the obvious challenge, the southpaw also sees an opportunity to learn from these world class bowlers, &quot;Definitely looking to learn with so many left-arm pacers in the pack.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency<\/p>\r\n",
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