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    "excerpt": "Lahore, July 30: \u00a0Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has rated M.S. Dhoni as a better captain than Ricky Ponting. Afridi named his pick during a Q&A session with fans on his Twitter handle. One of",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lahore, July 30: &nbsp;<\/strong>Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has rated M.S. Dhoni as a better captain than Ricky Ponting. Afridi named his pick during a Q&amp;A session with fans on his Twitter handle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>One of the fans asked: &quot;Better captain Dhoni or Ponting? Lala choice?&quot;. Afridi replied by saying: &quot;I rate Dhoni a bit higher than Ponting as he developed a new team full of youngsters.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dhoni is widely regarded as one of the best captains ever in the history of the sport. Likewise, Ponting too oversaw some of the most successful moments in Australia&#39;s cricket history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dhoni remains the only captain in the world to lead his team to all three ICC titles - 2007 World T20 (now T20 World Cup), 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As for Ponting, he led Australia to two back-to-back World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007 and helped them become a force in the longest format as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ponting also holds the record for most wins as captain in ODIs. In 230 matches, he led Australia to 165 victories, with a win percentage of 76.14. As for Dhoni, he takes the third spot in the list as in 200 ODIs, he led India to 110 wins with a win percentage of 59.52.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As for Test cricket, Ponting led Australia in 77 matches and helped them to victory in 48 with a win percentage of 62.33. Dhoni led India in 60 Tests (wins 27) and recorded a win percentage of 45.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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