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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mumbai, Oct 20<\/strong>.&nbsp;A day after being selected for India&#39;s 16-member Test squad, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said that he had played district level matches to make a comeback to the national team.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe southpaw also used the matches as a launchpad for this year&#39;s Ranji Trophy where he has reaped big rewards for Saurashtra. He claimed 24 wickets in two matches and scored 91 runs in the first game and 58 in the second.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nDue to his efforts, he was roped into the Test squad on Monday afternoon by the national selectors for the first two Tests against South Africa, starting on November 5.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Couple of months before the start of the season, after I played my last ODI in Bangladesh, I stayed away from cricket. I didn&#39;t go anywhere near a ground or bat or ball or did anything related to cricket. I had decided that I have to start the Ranji season afresh,&quot; Jadeja was quoted as saying by bcci.tv.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;When preparations started a month ahead of the season, I decided this is my time and I have to focus and work on my strengths and come back into the team. I played district-level matches. I thought that all the match practice that I can get ahead of the season is good. Whatever matches I played was an opportunity and challenge for me to perform since the upcoming series is in India.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe left-arm spinner, who is also a useful batsman added that he did not think much about getting back into the squad but had faith in his performances.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I did well at the (season) start itself. The timing was right. It was good thing that I could perform. Sometimes, it so happens that you have to wait for 5-6 months to prove yourself and get back into the side. So I would say that I was lucky that things fell into place for me at the start of the season itself,&quot; he said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I hadn&#39;t really thought much about getting selected for Tests. But given the way I had played and performed in the two Ranji Trophy matches, I felt my name would come up in one way or the other. It wasn&#39;t in my hands if I will be selected or not. It was my job to perform in whatever opportunity I get.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAsked if he had made any adjustments to his game to get selected, the 26-year-old said: &quot;No, I haven&#39;t changed much of anything. I believe that if I strengthen my natural game, develop my skills further, it would help me. I worked on ironing out the minor errors and that would only be my strong point.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe middle-order batsman concluded by saying that sometimes a break is needed to clear one&#39;s mind.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;If something is not going well and you keep thinking about the same thing over and over again it makes things even worse. You should leave it aside for a while so that you can clear your mind completely of all the issues and come back fresh,&quot; said Jadeja, who has played 12 Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px; text-align: justify;\">(IANS)<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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