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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Manish Pandey, who scripted a memorable three-wicket win for Kolkata Knight Riders against Kings XI Punjab Sunday in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final, said he always enjoys batting in crunch situations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&quot;I&#39;m very optimistic, and I love to play the crunch game. We got ten in the first over, and that was the time I thought, if we kept doing that, we&#39;ll get 200,&quot; said Man of the Match Pandey, who struck a brilliant 50-ball 94 as Knight Riders chased down the target of 200 with three balls to spare.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pandey said the IPL trophy was the major domestic title that was missing from his cabinet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&quot;We have got four achievements, Ranji Trophy, Irani, (also Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) cherry on the cake was the IPL,&quot; said Pandey, who plays for Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Kings XI&#39;s Akshar Patel was adjudged as Emerging Player award winner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&quot;I&#39;m very proud I&#39;ve beaten so many domestic and international players to No. 1,&quot; Patel said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Patel credited his success to bowling coach Joe Dawes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">&quot;Our bowling coach Joe (Dawes) makes a lot of plans for different batsmen, and I&#39;ve worked on those. I think I&#39;m a batting all-rounder, but after this performance, maybe bowling all-rounder,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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