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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, Oct 8\u00a0 Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has backed Mohammed Shami, who played a crucial role in India's emphatic win in the first Test against South Africa, to become the \"king ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, Oct 8&nbsp;<\/strong> Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has backed Mohammed Shami, who played a crucial role in India&#39;s emphatic win in the first Test against South Africa, to become the &quot;king of reverse swing&quot;.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nShami picked up a brilliant five-wicket haul during the second innings of South Africa in the Visakhapatnam Test which India won by 203 runs.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSpeaking in a video on his Youtube channel, Akhtar said that he once advised Shami to try and become a tearaway pacer while also using reverse swing, a rare quality in contemporary fast bowlers from the sub-continent.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;After India&#39;s (50-over) World Cup disappointment, Shami called me up one day and said he was feeling sad that he could not do well for India. I told him not to lose heart but maintain fitness. I told him that the home series is coming and you will do well.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I told Shami that I want him to become a tearaway pacer, running through batting line-ups. He has seam and swing, besides that he has reverse swing which very few bowlers in the subcontinent have. I told him you can become king of reverse swing.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Now, you see what he has done, he has got wickets from a docile pitch (in Visakhaptnam). I am very happy for him.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Under Virat Kohli, Shami is going to thrive. I told Shami that Kohli is a potent captain who enjoys captaincy and gives full freedom to his bowlers,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nEarlier, Shami had also praised Kohli and said he puts in a lot of trust on his bowlers.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Virat Kohli as a captain always hears us out and gives us the freedom to follow our strategy during the match. He has given us the freedom to take a call on whether we want to bowl 5 overs or 7 overs or more -- he says &#39;if you have the power, go ahead and bowl&#39;. That&#39;s when we take a call that we will bowl three overs but with full power... That&#39;s the understanding we have. He trusts us, and we trust him,&quot; Shami had said after the first Test against the Proteas.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWith a lead of 1-0 in the three-match rubber, India will look to clinch the series in Pune in the second Test beginning Thursday.<\/p>\r\n",
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