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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Adelaide, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday said their &ldquo;high-voltage&rdquo; match against Pakistan Sunday is bound to bring in &ldquo;more intensity on the field&rdquo; from the defending champions.<\/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 game is set to be the most watched game in cricket history, drawing a capacity crowd of 47,000 to Adelaide Oval and attracting an estimated television audience of over one billion viewers for the Pool B encounter.<\/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;\">&quot;When you play Pakistan there is definitely more intensity on the field. It will be a high-voltage game,&quot; Dhoni said at the pre-match media conference.<\/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;\">&quot;It&rsquo;s one of those occasions where the spectators really love it,&quot; the skipper 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;\">Dhoni mentioned that his side&rsquo;s big game experience will come to the forefront Sunday, as they desperately need to find some positives to draw upon, after a winless tri-series against England and Australia last month.<\/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;\">&quot;What&rsquo;s brilliant about this team is you don&rsquo;t have to calm nerves,&quot; 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;\">&quot;They (players) are also part of Indian Premier League (IPL) squads which means they are quite used to playing in front of 40,000 people and also big games like quarters, semis and all of that,&quot; he added.<\/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;\">&quot;Most of them are experienced when it comes to handling a tense situation. They have been playing ODI cricket for quite some time.&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;\">Asked about India&rsquo;s success in the tournament against their arch-rivals, where they have a five-nil advantage going into the encounter, Dhoni said &quot;I&rsquo;m not someone who believes greatly in stats, We&rsquo;ll have to try our best. That&rsquo;s what it&rsquo;s all about.&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;\">&quot;It&rsquo;s not about the stats. It doesn&rsquo;t really matter, frankly speaking. It&rsquo;s nice to talk about. I don&rsquo;t think it really has an impact on the game,&quot; he added.<\/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 33-year-old also stressed the importance of not giving away too many runs in the first ten overs when the fielding restrictions will be in place.<\/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;\">&quot;Where we drastically need to improve is not giving easy boundaries in the first ten overs, when the ball is new and the batsman can use your pace,&quot; Dhoni said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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