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    "excerpt": "The Narendra Modi Stadium: Royal Challengers Bengaluru left-arm spin bowling all\u2011rounder Krunal Pandya said he relishes the atmosphere of high\u2011stakes cricket, and called the IPL 2026 final \u2018pretty exciting\u2019 as the defending champions prepare to defend their title against Gujarat Titans in the title clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium.",
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    "editor1": "The Narendra Modi Stadium: Royal Challengers Bengaluru left-arm spin bowling all\u2011rounder Krunal Pandya said he relishes the atmosphere of high\u2011stakes cricket, and called the IPL 2026 final \u2018pretty exciting\u2019 as the defending champions prepare to defend their title against Gujarat Titans in the title clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium.<p>The Narendra Modi Stadium was the venue of RCB\u2019s first title triumph in 2025, where Krunal was adjudged Player of the Match for a match-winning spell of 2-17 in his four overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI mean, it's been good till now. I hope I continue that consistency (of being in four finals and winning all). The pressure in those games is much higher, and I like that because it helps me keep my nerves calm so I can execute the necessary skills in that particular moment. I enjoy, I love this sort of atmosphere.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cAnd that's what you play the sport for, right? So like something like this, a big final, 120,000 people here. You work really hard as a team for two and a half months and then you have one game to play for the trophy. So it's pretty exciting for me,\u201d Pandya said in a pre-game chat with the broadcasters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the favourites tag associated with RCB, Pandya stated, \u201cThat's what everyone else speaks about it. But what I have realised with my experience of 11 years playing in this league is nothing comes easy. You have to grind every run, every wicket, every ball, every game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cSo regardless whether you are a favourite or whether you are underdogs, regardless how many games you have won before, on that particular day, you have to just go out there and execute your skill because the beauty of this tournament is that every team has so many match winners. When you see match winners, that means on that particular day they can win you games. So you just have to be on your 'A' game from ball one to the last ball.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the favourites tag associated with RCB, Pandya stated, \u201cThat's what everyone else speaks about it. But what I have realised with my experience of 11 years playing in this league is nothing comes easy. You have to grind every run, every wicket, every ball, every game.<\/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>\u201cI mean, yes, I won't deny that fact because it's almost two and a half months into the tournament, right? And before playing the finals, if you get that three, four days break, that's a really good time to recover well and be fresh for the game. So that's a bit of an advantage. But again, where we play, everyone's fitness level is top notch. So again, it boils down to how you go out there and execute your skill.\u201d<\/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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