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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, April 15: Asserting that sledging cannot help teams win matches, former India batsman Krishnamachari Srikkanth has rubbished Michael Clarke's claims that the Australian team were being ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, April 15: <\/strong>Asserting that sledging cannot help teams win matches, former India batsman Krishnamachari Srikkanth has rubbished Michael Clarke&#39;s claims that the Australian team were being nice to Virat Kohli&#39;s men during the 2018\/19 Test series Down Under.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;You do not win matches just by sledging. Aussie&#39;s loss is a loss, his (Clarke) statement was ridiculous I would say,&quot; Srikkanth said while speaking on Star Sports &#39;Cricket Connected&#39; show.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;If you ask Nasser Hussain or Sir Vivian Richards who are experienced players, you can never score runs or get wickets through sledging.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;You need to play good cricket and showcase determination; you need to bowl well to get wickets and bat well to achieve targets. Sledging cannot help in any way according to my opinion,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Clarke had also said current Australian players were too scared to &quot;sledge&quot; Kohli and in order to protect their million dollars IPL deals, they &quot;sucked up&quot; to the India captain which resulted in their cricket becoming &quot;soft&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, former India batsman VVS Laxman feels players can&#39;t win an IPL contract by just being nice to a particular player.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Just by being nice to someone doesn&#39;t get you a place in IPL. Any franchise will look at the player&#39;s calibre and value add to the team, which gives them desired results by winning matches\/tournaments,&quot; Laxman said while speaking on the same show.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;These are the kind of players who get IPL contracts. So just being nice to someone will not earn you a spot in the IPL,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli&#39;s men had become the first-ever Indian team to register a Test series win in Australia in 2018-19. It was the first time since 1947, that India were able to register a Test series victory in Down Under as they defeated the Tim Paine-led side 2-1 in the four-match rubber.<\/p>\r\n",
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