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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, Oct 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;India opener Rohit Sharma impressed everyone with his swashbuckling knock of 176 against South Africa in Visakhapatnam and even former Pakistan speedster Shoiab Akhtar couldn&#39;t stop himself from lauding the right-handers&#39; effort.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Posting a video on his official YouTube handle, Akhtar said he had acknowledged Rohit&#39;s true potential in 2013.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I had asked Rohit to add a G, for Great before his name (Great Rohit Sharma) and play in the manner going in with the mindset that he is the best batsman in India,&quot; Akhtar said in the video.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He further said that Rohit is also turning out to be a modern-day great like Virat Kohli and Steven Smith. The former Pakistan pacer also said that in future when India face-off against England in a five-match Test series, Rohit could amass 1000 runs in the rubber and will surpass Smith&#39;s run tally of 774 runs in the recently concluded Ashes series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Significantly, Rohit opened for the first time in Test cricket for India and went on to shatter various records. The &#39;Hitman&#39; also equalled former India skipper and batting great Rahul Dravid&#39;s record of six consecutive fifties on home soil in Tests.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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