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    "excerpt": "Nov.1 (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has announced his retirement from ODI cricket, saying he wishes to prolong his Test career. "It is not a decision that I have taken suddenly," he told reporters. "I had been considering this",
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    "editor1": "<p>Nov.1 (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has announced his retirement from ODI cricket, saying he wishes to prolong his Test career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It is not a decision that I have taken suddenly,&quot; he told reporters. &quot;I had been considering this for quite some time. I think the time is right for me to focus on Test cricket. This is my personal decision for the betterment of my career.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Azhar last appeared in white-ball cricket for Pakistan in New Zealand in January. Ali represented Pakistan in 53 ODIs and took charge of the team in the fifty-over format in 2015. He scored 1,845 runs at an average of 36.9, including three centuries and 12 half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He proved a vital part of the 2017 ICC&nbsp;Champions Trophy victory, scoring 228 runs at 45.60. The 33-year-old emphasised his support for the white-ball team under current skipper Sarfraz Ahmed.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;All of us should support Sarfraz,&quot; he said. &quot;He is doing a brilliant job. He is handling everything very well. The&nbsp;team has gelled very well under him.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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