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    "excerpt": "Columbo, Oct 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who sustained a hamstring injury during Asia Cup, will join the ICC Men's ODI World Cup squad on Wednesday, Sri Lanka Cricket ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who sustained a hamstring injury during Asia Cup, will join the ICC Men&#39;s ODI World Cup squad on Wednesday, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Theekshana did not travel with the Sri Lanka squad when the team departed for India on September 26. The 23-year-old off-spinner strained his right hamstring while fielding during the Asia cup Super 4 clash against Pakistan and subsequently ruled out of the final against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The SLC also provided a medical update on wicketkeeper-batter Janith Perera, who experienced pain on his &#39;right shoulder&#39;, during Sri Lanka&#39;s warm-up game against Bangladesh, saying the 33-year-old is currently &quot;under medical treatment and is in the process of recovery.&quot;Issuing an update on captain Dasun Shanaka, who is not taking part in Tuesday&#39;s warm-up game against Afghanistan, the country cricket board said the skipper &quot;is recovering from a strain he experienced on his left elbow following the warm-up game against Bangladesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka will begin their World Cup campaign against South Africa on October 7 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.<\/p>\r\n",
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