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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kolkata, March 18 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, who blasted an unbeaten 83 off 56 balls in a World Twenty20 encounter against Afghanistan at the Eden Gardens, said he wanted to anchor the innings with others batting around him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His knock on Thursday helped the defending champions cruise past the Afghanistan total of 153\/7 with six wickets to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;When I saw that I had got a start, I wanted to bat through. I wanted the others, the youngsters to bat around me. Very pleased with the way things went,&rdquo; Dilshan said at the post-match media conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 39-year-old said scoring runs on the Eden wicket was not an easy task at all with rival spinners making life difficult.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;Batting was not easy on the wicket. Especially with their spinners bowling. That is one of the reasons why I made it a point to stick around and see my side through,&rdquo; said the veteran, who was adjudged man-of-the-match for his efforts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The right-hander added that it was a knock he needed under his belt before going onto the big matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&ldquo;I did not score many runs of late. And I needed this knock going into the big matches. I am happy that I could stay till the end,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When asked about retirement, Dilshan said: &rdquo;Not going to retire if I keep on playing like this. But you never know one fine day I may just wake up and feel like not playing anymore. But for the time being I have no plans to quit.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dilshan&#39;s illustrious teammates, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara retired last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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