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    "title": "'Wanted To Show I Am The Real Deal': Robinson On His Aggression & 'Friendly Banter' Against India",
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    "excerpt": "ENG v IND: Playing his first Test after serving a suspension for old racist tweets, pace bowler Ollie Robinson showed aggression, staring into batsmen's eyes and even giving Ravindra Jadeja a send",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>ENG v IND:<\/strong> Playing his first Test after serving a suspension for old racist tweets, pace bowler Ollie Robinson showed aggression, staring into batsmen&#39;s eyes and even giving Ravindra Jadeja a send-off during his five-wicket haul against India at the Trent Bridge here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was friendly banter,&quot; said Robinson.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I was trying to get them out of their bubble and play a few shots. They were batting well. But they were pretty defensive and I wanted KL Rahul to play some shots. It was all good fun out there,&quot; he added after the end of third day&#39;s play of the ongoing first Test on Friday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Robinson&#39;s debut Test in June -- against New Zealand --sparked controversy after racist tweets, he had posted as a youngster between 2012 and 2014, emerged on social media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The England and Wales Cricket Board took swift action by banning him, for those racist tweets, in June. However, he was reinstated early last month following a suspension for eight matches -- five of them suspended for two years -- and a fine of 3,200 British pounds. He became available for the series against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was important for me to show everyone that I am the real deal on the field and try to get the scrutiny off me. It was a proud moment for myself and my family; a moment I will cherish for a long time.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OUZ8yQ5v9p\">pic.twitter.com\/OUZ8yQ5v9p<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Rishobpuant (@rishobpuant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rishobpuant\/status\/1423603872031932424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>The right-arm pace bowler, who is known to bowl tight lines and lengths and get steep bounce from the surface said that being suspended cast doubts in his mind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I definitely had doubts over my career. There was a time I was speaking with my lawyers and we were looking at the fact I could be banned for a couple of years. That would have taken me up to the age of 30 and someone else could have come in and taken my spot. So yes, I had doubts over my career. I thought I might never play for England again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was tough. Probably the toughest few weeks I have had in cricket to be honest, or in my life, actually. It affected not only myself but my family. But luckily it all came good today.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Robinson had, in his old tweets, targeted multiple sections of the society. He admitted he was naive and didn&#39;t realise the enormity of it back then.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I was a young, naive guy. I made a lot of mistakes. Not just those tweets. I had negative press when I got sacked from Yorkshire as well,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;But I have learned a lot. I have grown as a person in that time. I have tried to develop myself as a person in the last ten years. I am father now, as well, and I have just tried to make myself the best person I can be. I hope people will be able to see that.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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