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    "excerpt": "Lahore, June 1:\u00a0\u00a0Young Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah has heaped praise on India skipper Virat Kohli and also stated he is waiting for his chance to play against his team's arch-rivals. India an",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lahore, June 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Young Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah has heaped praise on India skipper Virat Kohli and also stated he is waiting for his chance to play against his team&#39;s arch-rivals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India and Pakistan only meet each other in ICC tournaments with the last contest taking place in the 2019 World Cup where the Men in Blue emerged victorious.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Naseem said that he respects Kohli but doesn&#39;t fear him despite his incredible batting credentials.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;India versus Pakistan is always special and I have already been told that players can become heroes and villains in those matches,&quot; Naseem was quoted as saying by PakPassion.net.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;They are special matches as they happen so rarely and yes, I am looking forward to playing against India whenever that opportunity arises. I hope that I can bowl well against India when that chance comes by and won&#39;t let our fans down.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;As for Virat Kohli, I respect him but don&#39;t fear him. It&#39;s always a challenge to bowl to the best, but that&#39;s where you have to raise your game. I look forward to playing against Virat Kohli and India whenever that chance comes,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier this year, Naseem became the youngest cricketer to scalp a Test hat-trick when he dismissed three Bangladesh batsmen off successive deliveries in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The young pacer recalled that moment and stated it was special moment for him to perform like that in front of Pakistan fans on home turf.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The best thing about it was that it was in my home country and in front of my countrymen at Rawalpindi. I know Pakistan has been starved of international cricket for many years and in a way, I hope it was a special moment for fans who were at the ground,&quot; Naseem said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I wasn&#39;t too happy with the way I had bowled in the first innings in that Test match against Bangladesh, and I wanted to make amends for it in the second innings and that hat-trick definitely made me feel better.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I just hope it&#39;s the first of many records I can break during my career, but above all, it meant that I had helped Pakistan towards victory,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan are next scheduled to play a Test series in England in July or August post the enforced break brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\r\n",
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