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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Bengaluru, May 9 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has said pacer Dale Steyn and England seamer Stuart Broad are the toughest bowlers he has faced in Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Watson recently retired from Tests. He is currently playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The one that consistently comes back is Dale Steyn, especially in Test cricket. Just how relentless he is with the new ball, he doesn&#39;t really give you anything to hit, he swings the ball very late,&rdquo; Watson was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He&#39;s got an incredible engine as well. His ability to keep coming back, his energy in his last spell when the ball starts doing something is pretty amazing.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Broad has been fairly successful against Watson, dismissing him several times in Tests. Speaking about him the Australian said, &quot;Stuart Broad I always found very challenging.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He&#39;s always very accurate, always at my stumps consistently. In Ashes Tests, especially in England, he ripped the heart out of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The all-rounder cited examples from different Test matches where Broad was at his lethal best.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I can think of three times where the game was in the balance and he ripped the heart out of us; one in Durham (in 2013), I wasn&#39;t playing, but Trent Bridge last year, and then at The Oval, my first Ashes series in 2009,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Watson also named former captain Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath as his best ever team-mates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;No doubt Ricky Ponting (favourite team-mate). When he was at his peak he was incredible. And everything he did in and around the team as captain was very good.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Shane Warne, with the incredible skill that he had. His amazing belief in his skill and how he could turn a game consistently.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;And what a great leader he was as well. I had him at Rajasthan for four years and he was incredible. Glenn McGrath was phenomenal with what he was able to achieve. What he was able to do as a fast bowler was &hellip; I&#39;d be surprised if anyone gets near his record,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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