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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lahore, May 27: <\/strong>Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has recalled the famous Karachi Test against India played in 2006 which saw young fast bowler Irfan Pathan take a hat-trick in the very first over of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first two Tests in Multan and Faisalabad were high-scoring draws and the series decider was played at the National Stadium in Karachi from January 29 to February 1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;If you remember the Indian team that came to Pakistan in 2006, they had a solid batting line-up. (Rahul) Dravid was scoring plenty of runs, (Virender )Sehwag smashed us at Multan. During the Faisalabad Test, both teams scored 600 runs each. We were a bit worried as their batting line-up was deep, MS Dhoni was batting at number seven or eight,&quot; Asif said on Pakistani show &#39;The Burgerz&#39;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the third and final Test, Pakistan were bowled out for 245 in the first innings. It was the century from Kamran Akmal (113) which helped them post a respectable first-innings total. However, they came out with a splendid bowling performance as they bundled India to 238.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;When the match started, Irfan Pathan claimed a hat-trick in the first over itself. Our morale was down. Kamran Akmal scored a century lower down the order. We scored around 240 runs,&quot; said Asif.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the 2nd innings, the hosts posted a mammoth 599\/7, riding on the superb century from Faisal Iqbal (139) and went on win the match by 341 runs as they bundled out India for 265 in the final innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Asif further claimed that during the course of the game, his Pakistan teammate and fellow pacer Shoaib Akhtar had put Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in real trouble with his bouncers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;When we started bowling, Shoaib Akhtar bowled at express pace in that match. I was standing at square leg near the umpire and I myself saw that Tendulkar closed his eyes while facing one or two bouncers bowled by Shoaib.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The Indians were playing on the back foot and we didn&#39;t allow them to score even 240 in the first innings. We snatched victory from jaws of defeat,&quot; the right-arm pacer, who was banned for seven years for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan&#39;s tour of England, said<\/p>\r\n",
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