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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, Dec 1.<\/strong>&nbsp;Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar reached out to his fans after his autobiography &#39;Playing It My Way&#39; won the Raymond Crossword Popular Award in the biography category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speaking on the win, Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said: &quot;I cannot thank my fans enough for being part of my journey while I was playing, and during my life&#39;s second innings, their support continues to be invaluable. &#39;Playing It My Way&#39; captured my journey in the cricketing world and life outside cricket.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&#39;Playing It My Way&#39; entered The Limca Book of Records earlier this year for being the bestselling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories on the first day of sale.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the biography category, &#39;Playing it My Way&#39; was competing with &#39;MSD: The Man, The Leader&#39; by Biswadeep Ghosh (Rupa), &#39;Rajesh Khanna: The Untold Story of India&#39;s First Superstar&#39; by Yasser Usman (Penguin), &#39;Born Again on the Mountain: A Story of Losing Everything and Finding It Back&#39; by Arunima Sinha (Penguin India) and &#39;Being Salman&#39; by Jasim Khan (Penguin).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Master blaster thanking his publisher Hachette and co-author, Boria Majumdar, said: &quot;I&#39;m delighted to know that the book has won the Popular Choice Award at the 14th Raymond Crossword Book Awards. I want to thank my publisher Hachette India and Boria Majumdar for doing such a fantastic job and making this book something that&#39;s forever etched in the mind of its readers.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The success of &#39;Playing it My Way&#39;, the largest selling nonfiction hardback in the history of Indian publishing, is testament to Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s enduring appeal to his devoted fans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am delighted and honoured,&quot; said Boria Majumdar, who co-authored the book with Tendulkar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;This award is a benchmark in Indian publishing for years now and it is a tribute to Sachin and his legion of fans and the love and affection they have showered on him and continue to do so even after retirement,&quot; Majumdar added.<\/p>\r\n",
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