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    "excerpt": "Mumbai, Jan 15:\u00a0\u00a0Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar says it was shock to see Team India lacking fire in the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia as they suffered an embarrassing 10",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, Jan 15:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar says it was shock to see Team India lacking fire in the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia as they suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Tuesday, India were first restricted to a below-par score of 255, which was then easily chased down by Australia, who rode on brilliant unbeaten centuries from Aaron Finch and David Warner at the Wankhede.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was a big day that was to decide which one of the two was the better side,&quot; Akhtar said on his YouTube channel. &quot;But surprisingly India were humiliated. Their bowlers conceded record runs and surrendered. They could not pick even a single wicket!&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was a big reality check for India. Australia walloped India, made a mockery of the bowling attack. If Australia win the toss again, the same sequence of events will follow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It will be embarrassing if India lose 0-3. India&#39;s confidence was no where close to being the best. I&#39;m finding it utterly shocking,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akhtar was also not happy with Virat Kohli&#39;s decision to bat lower down in the order, saying that the Indian skipper should bat at his usual No. 3 spot in order to provide solidity upfront.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Kohli cannot come in the 28th over, period.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He needs to bat earlier. India were smashed, battered, hammered by Australia.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to the former Pakistan speedster, it will be a herculean task for the Men in Blue to make a comeback into the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For that, believes Akhtar, India need to play aggressive cricket in the remaining two matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;If India do not play ruthlessly, they will keep losing. I think they can still make a strong comeback, they have to. India can still take the series 2-1, but it will be a huge task,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;India needs to come out with a lot of vengeance, if they don&#39;t, they will be hammered again. Want to see a more aggressive team in the next ODI,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The next match is in Rajkot on Friday, which if levelled, the series will be then decided in Bengaluru on Sunday.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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