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    "excerpt": "Lahore, July 7: Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has reiterated that batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was 'scared' to face Shoaib Akhtar in some spells during their famous duels. \"Sachin o",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lahore, July 7: <\/strong>Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has reiterated that batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was &#39;scared&#39; to face Shoaib Akhtar in some spells during their famous duels.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Sachin obviously won&#39;t say it himself that &#39;I&#39;m scared&#39;. There were some spells from Shoaib Akhtar in which not only Sachin but some of the world&#39;s best also got shaken up,&quot; Afridi told TV anchor Zainab Abbas in a chat on her YouTube channel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;When you are fielding at mid-off or covers, you can see it. You can sense the body language of a player. You can easily understand that a batsman is under pressure, he is not at his usual best. I&#39;m not saying that Shoaib has scared Tendulkar always but there have been some spells from Shoaib that have pushed some of the world&#39;s best including Tendulkar onto the backfoot,&quot; Afridi said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akhtar got rid of Tendulkar three times in nine Tests and five times in 19 ODIs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afridi went on to add that Tendulkar looked scared to face off-spinner Saeed Ajmal too during the 2011 World Cup which India won.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;During the World Cup, he also looked scared of Saeed Ajmal,&quot; Afridi said. &quot;It&#39;s not a big deal, players do feel the pressure at times and it becomes difficult.&quot;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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