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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Perth, March 7 (IANS) Pace bowling great Michael Holding on Saturday pleaded with the West Indies batsmen to start using their brains, following their four-wicket loss to India in a World Cup Pool B game at the WACA on Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Holding took a dig at opener Chris Gayle&rsquo;s shot selection too, as he was caught in the deep hooking a Mohammed Shami bouncer as the Windies slumped to their third loss from five games in the event.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;He (Shami) had been bowling well. Just wait, you tried pulling a short ball it didn&rsquo;t work. You get another short ball and you play the same shot again. Just think a little bit about what is happening. If Chris Gayle bats 35 overs, every chance of him getting a big score. But he gets out,&rdquo; Holding was quoted as saying by news.com.au.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The 61-year-old said it was not only Gayle who lost his composure, but the shots that some other batsmen played also were &ldquo;reckless&rdquo; and &ldquo;irresponsible&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;He wasn&rsquo;t the only one. A lot of strokeplay that we saw there was just reckless, irresponsible batting. (They were) not using their brains, not thinking about their cricket,&rdquo; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The former fast bowler nicknamed the &lsquo;whispering death&rsquo; took 249 wickets in 60 Tests. He also represented the Caribbean side in 102 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and picked 142 wickets in a career that started in 1976.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He added it was the effect of Twenty20 cricket that was affecting the mindset of the batsmen playing in a 50-over game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;Chris Gayle has lost his discipline in regard to 50-over cricket. He sometimes just throws his bat at the ball, loses his composure just swinging because he has got so accustomed to the shorter form..&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo; A lot of the guys who have been very successful in the T20s are not as successful in the 50-over game and we are seeing the reason. Lack of commitment, lack of thinking and just going out and just playing instead of thinking about what they&rsquo;re actually doing,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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