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    "title": "Just want to play my 'A' game, says Murali Vijay",
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    "excerpt": "Cape Town, Jan 3 (Cricketnmore) India Test opener Murali Vijay on Wednesday said he wants to play his 'A' game in the upcoming match against South Africa here on Friday.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Cape Town, Jan 3 (Cricketnmore) -<\/strong> India Test opener Murali Vijay on Wednesday said he wants to play his &#39;A&#39; game in the upcoming match against South Africa here on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Vijay also said he is in positive frame of mind for the match and not taking any sort of stress.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I just want to go out there and whatever is thrown at me, I just want to play my &#39;A&#39; game and do well for my country,&quot; Vijay told reporters after the practice session here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I don&#39;t want to think too much about what will happen in a couple days&#39; time. I just want to prepare myself and be in a confident state of mind, which I am at the moment,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Despite the conditions and pitch favouring the fast bowlers, the Tamil Nadu batsman said the role of spinners will also be important.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It is actually a very, very important role because you have to support the fast bowlers as well. If you can bowl the spinners in the game, they can come in big time and get a couple of wickets here and there, so it will be a great help for us,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The right-hand opener revealed that this time he has done his homework better than the last time when he toured here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am preparing myself to be a little more open-minded than I was last time. You cannot have a set pattern you cannot go into a Test thinking that you are going to leave so many balls. You also have to be in a frame of mind to score runs,&quot; Vijay said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Commenting on the pitch, Vijay said: &quot;It is quite green. I don&#39;t know how it is going to behave on day one. For an opening batsman, the swing is more difficult to face than bounce. Personally, I think I am able to manage bounce more. If the ball swings around, it is difficult for any batsman to keep his shape.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Source - Agency<\/p>\r\n",
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