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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, June 2:<\/strong>&nbsp;Indian captain Virat Kohli is often credited with leading a change in attitudes of his teammates towards their fitness. However, according to Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal, Kohli&#39;s effect is not confined within the borders of India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I must say this. This is not because I am talking to an Indian commentator, who is an ex-cricketer. I think because India is our neighbour country, we follow a lot of things about what&#39;s happening in India. As soon as India started to change regarding fitness, that impacted Bangladesh the most,&quot; Tamim told former Indian batsman and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar for ESPNcricinfo&#39;s Videocast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At 31, Tamim is the same age as Kohli and he said that he used to feel &quot;ashamed&quot; when he saw the latter doing what he does in training.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I have no shame to tell you this, I think this should be out, when I used to see Virat Kohli, two-three years back, doing all those gym things and running around, I used to be ashamed of myself. Honestly, I used to be ashamed of myself,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I used to think &#39;see this is a guy who is probably my age doing kind of things, training so much for success. Me, maybe is not doing half of what he is doing. At least, if I can&#39;t match his level, try to follow his path. Maybe I can reach 50-60 per cent.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The left-handed batsman admitted that his mindset towards fitness was wrong. &quot;It took us a long time to understand how important the physical part of the game is. In the last 3-4 years, we started to understand that we need to be fit enough, look good on TV, don&#39;t have a big belly and walk into the ground,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I always had a mindset &#39;I am scoring runs, it doesn&#39;t matter how I look&#39;. That was a very bad mindset. A - I was not scoring enough but I thought I was. B - I was looking horrible.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tamim said that among Bangladesh players, wicketkeeper and former Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim is a great example for fitness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We have a great example in our team as well, Mushfiqur Rahim. The way he manages himself regarding fitness, he is someone who we actually look up to. Yes there is a thing with Virat Kohli setting an example but also Mushfiqur Rahim can be an idol to a lot of youngsters,&quot; said Tamim.<\/p>\r\n",
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