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    "title": "'Everyone Has The Right To Express...', Shaheen Defends Farhan & Rauf's Provocative Gestures Against India",
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    "excerpt": "Asia Cup Super: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi shared his thoughts on Shahibzada Farhan and Harris Rauf\u2019s provocative gestures against India during Sunday's Asia Cup Super 4s clash, saying that everyone has the right to express their feelings the way they want to.\n",
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    "editor1": "Asia Cup Super: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi shared his thoughts on Shahibzada Farhan and Harris Rauf\u2019s provocative gestures against India during Sunday's Asia Cup Super 4s clash, saying that everyone has the right to express their feelings the way they want to.\n<p>Farhan performed a gunshot celebration with the bat after scoring a half-century in the first innings against India. In the second innings, Rauf made a gesture resembling a plane\u2019s take-off and landing with his hands and also signalled 6-0 to the crowd when booed by them over the boundary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Asked about his teammates\u2019 actions during the pre-match press conference before Pakistan\u2019s next clash against Bangladesh, Afridi told reporters, \"Look, our job is to play cricket. Honestly, everyone has the right to express the way they want to.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"Everyone has their own respect. Everyone thinks the way they think. But our job is to play cricket. We have come to win the Asia Cup. And we as a team, are doing our best,\u201d the 25-year-old added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Asked about his teammates\u2019 actions during the pre-match press conference before Pakistan\u2019s next clash against Bangladesh, Afridi told reporters, \"Look, our job is to play cricket. Honestly, everyone has the right to express the way they want to.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>With another India-Pakistan clash at the tournament\u2019s summit clash likely, Afridi is confident that his team had the ability to beat not just India, but any team that came their way. \"They have not reached the final yet. We will see when they reach the final. We have come here to win the final and win the Asia Cup. We are ready for any team that comes. We will defeat them. Yes, we haven't won against big teams. You can say that we have grown in the rankings. But when you play against big teams, you win. The teams that are coming now, we are competing against them,\" he asserted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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