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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lahore, July 22:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Veteran spinner Imran Tahir expressed his disappointment at not being able to break into the Pakistan national team despite representing them in younger age-groups.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tahir was born and brought up in Lahore and lived in the city till 2005. He even played for Pakistan U-19 team as also for Pakistan &#39;A&#39; but didn&#39;t get a chance to play for the senior team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He credited his wife, Sumayya Dildar, for making him move to South Africa in 2005. He became eligible to play for the Proteas in 2009, after completing four-year residency period in the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I used to play cricket in Lahore and it played a major role in where I am. I played most of my cricket in Pakistan but did not get a chance here, for which I am disappointed,&quot; he told Geo Super.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was hard leaving Pakistan but God blessed me and most of the credit for playing for South Africa goes to my wife.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In total, Tahir has so far featured in 107 ODIs, 38 T20Is and 20 Tests for South Africa and has scalped 173, 63 and 57 wickets respectively in the three formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 41-year-old called time on his ODI career following the conclusion of ICC World Cup last year. Tahir has also played for various franchises in domestic T20 leagues around the world.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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