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    "excerpt": "Madan Lal: A day after the heartbreaking loss against England in the third Test match at Lord's, 1983 World Cup winner and former India all-rounder Madan Lal urged Virat Kohli to reverse his retirement from Test cricket.",
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    "editor1": "Madan Lal: A day after the heartbreaking loss against England in the third Test match at Lord's, 1983 World Cup winner and former India all-rounder Madan Lal urged Virat Kohli to reverse his retirement from Test cricket.<p>Widely regarded as one of the modern greats of the game, Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket in May, bidding adieu to his 14-year career with 9230 runs in 123 matches at an impressive average of 46.85 with 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He hung up his spikes as the fourth-most successful Test captain overall, behind Graeme Smith (53 wins), Ricky Ponting (48 wins), and Steve Waugh (41 wins).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\"Virat Kohli\u2019s passion for Indian cricket was unmatched. It\u2019s my wish that he should come back to Test cricket after retirement. There\u2019s nothing wrong with returning. If not in this series, he should make a comeback in the next,\u201dsaid Madan Lal on CricketPredicta.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli\u2019s 30 Test centuries make him the fourth-most successful India batter, behind Sachin Tendulkar (51 hundreds), Rahul Dravid (36), and Sunil Gavaskar (34). Kohli also made seven Test double hundreds, the most ever by an Indian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the ongoing England Tour, India bounced back impressively in the second Test after a five-wicket defeat in the series opener at Leeds. With a<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>composed bowling performance and improved fielding, the visitors bowled England out for 27l on the final day to seal memorable victory with more than a session to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the ongoing England Tour, India bounced back impressively in the second Test after a five-wicket defeat in the series opener at Leeds. With a<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>But, England\u2019s bowlers, led by Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes, triggered a dramatic collapse in the final session of Day 4 and the opening session of Day 5 to bowl India out for 170 in pursuit of 193, despite a valiant fightback from all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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