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Fifth consecutive declaration for Pakistan
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'We want to play with our natural flair'
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New captain, old headache
Virat Kohli, who has promised aggressiveness taking over as captain from the much-maligned MS Dhoni, has begun to realise the problems Dhoni facedSidh
Williamson and Watling in world-record partnership
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