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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Friday exuded confidence about playing well against Pakistan at home later this year.<\/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;\">Pakistan&#39;s tour of Bangladesh will begin with a three-match One Day Internationals (ODI) series on April 17, followed by a Twenty20 (April 24) and a two-match Test series beginning on April 28, reports bdnews24.com.<\/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;\">Shakib, part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), also said that doing well in the tournament will help him gather confidence for the Pakistan series.<\/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;Obviously, I will have the Pakistan tour on my mind. Because I will play only two matches (in the IPL). If I do play in the first two matches and play well, the confidence will come in handy.&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;\">The southpaw thinks the wickets will assist Bangladesh bowlers in the series against Pakistan.<\/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 ace all-rounder said he wants to help improve his team&#39;s ODI rankings since the next ODI World Cup in 2019 will be played with 10 teams with the teams ranked in the top eight qualifying automatically.<\/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 two other spots will be filled by a qualifying round.&nbsp;<\/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;This year is very crucial for us. Winning against bigger teams will give us more points. And then we will have chances of climbing the ranking.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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