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    "editor1": "<p>Dhaka, Sep 27 CRICKETNMORE): Bangladesh cricketer Mahmudullah has found himself batting in various positions in the national team but he has been most prolific batting at No. four in One-Day Internationals (ODIs).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a career spanning over nine years, Mahmudullah has been well known for his ability to bat at any position, a news agency reported.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/kapil-to-ring-the-bell-during-eden-test--19689\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">Kapil Dev to ring the bell during Eden Test.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But he has yearned for a regular spot in all formats of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;In which position I will play depends on what the team wants from me, but I am feeling comfortable batting at four right now,&quot; Mahmudullah said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am always a team player. I will try to do well in whichever position the team wants me to. But at the moment I&#39;m feeling good at number four.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He has been scrolled between six different positions in Tests and Twenty20s and seven among ODIs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But the 30-year-old batsman&#39;s recent knocks suggest he is ready to settle down at four, because he has scored 593 runs in 12 innings - including two centuries and five half-centuries - at an average of 74.12 playing in that position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/tamim-first-bangladesh-batsman-to-score-9-000-international-runs--19686\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">Tamim Iqbal first Bangladesh batsman to score 9,000 international runs.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>No other Bangladeshi batsman has such a good average at any one position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He hit back-to-back centuries in the 2015 World Cup in Australia batting at the same spot.<\/p>\r\n",
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