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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mirpur, 5 March<\/strong>\u0964 Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri on Saturday chose to avoid the Taskin Ahmed-Mahendra Singh Dhoni picture controversy saying he does not &ldquo;read newspapers&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Friday, two days ahead of the Asia Cup final between India and Bangladesh, a picture of right-arm pacer Ahmed carrying the severed head of the Indian limited-overs captain Dhoni had gone viral on social media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Reportedly the picture was posted by a Bangladesh fan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When asked about it at the pre-match media conference, Shastri said: &rdquo;I don&rsquo;t read newspapers. You people should read the papers, we should go and play cricket. I don&rsquo;t have a habit of reading when there are matches around. You read, think about what is written and make your assessments on that. We will only go out there and play cricket.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This is not the first time a Bangladesh fan has targeted India on social media. Earlier in 2015 when India struggled to cope with pacer Mustafizur Rahman, a Bangladesh newspaper had published a picture of half-shaved heads of the Indian players, in order to show the after-effects of Mustafizur&rsquo;s &lsquo;cutters&rsquo;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Agency<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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