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    "editor1": "<p>Cape Town, Jan 15 (CRICKETNMORE): South African batsman AB de Villiers is close to retiring from Test cricket in order to extend his time in limited-overs formats, a media report said on Sunday.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/pakistan-beat-australia-in-second-odi--22946\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Pakistan beat Australia by 6 wickets in 2nd ODI\">Pakistan beat Australia by 6 wickets in 2nd ODI<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I&#39;m not sure how AB will feel in terms of Test cricket so we will have to see,&quot; South African Test skipper Faf du Plessis was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia&#39;s website on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>South Africa whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in a three-match series, winning by an innings and 118 runs in Johannesburg on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We are excited to have him back in the one-day team. I am hoping he decides to play (Tests) for us. He is obviously a world-class batter and I, as a captain, would love to have him as a leader in our team, and obviously as a batter. He is a fantastic player.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Struggling with an elbow injury that has seen him out of action since May 2016, de Villiers, the dashing right-hander also stood down from Test captaincy after they completed an impressive 2-1 series win over Australia in December.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/bangladesh-set-for-warm-up-match-on-india-tour--22942\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Bangladesh set for warm-up match on India tour\">Bangladesh set for warm-up match on India tour<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 32-year-old has recovered from his elbow problem to make his return in South Africa&#39;s domestic 50-over competition, and is scheduled to play his first match next Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>South Africa coach Russell Domingo said team officials would discuss the playing future with de Villiers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We need to sit down with him and plan his future,&quot; Domingo told cricket.com.au on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;AB has got to make that decision, I can&#39;t decide on whether he plays or not. When I say that, I mean AB has got to make the decision about whether he is available and the selectors have got to make the decision whether he plays.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He has obviously got to make some decision about his future in cricket.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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