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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, March 27 -\u00a0With the beginning of lucrative India Premier League (IPL) 2019, the engagement is not only between the teams but also between fans on Twitter. Since the start of March, there&#",
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    "editor1": "<p>New Delhi, March 27 -&nbsp;With the beginning of lucrative India Premier League (IPL) 2019, the engagement is not only between the teams but also between fans on Twitter.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSince the start of March, there&#39;s been over 4.8 million tweets on cricket from teams, players and fans. In the opening week of March, around 1.4 million tweets were made on players and teams.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe top three most tweeted conversations were on Rishabh Pant&#39;s blistering knock of 77 runs of 27 balls (#MIvDC) beside his hammering of Ben Cutting for 17 runs in the 15th over of the same game, between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nKieron Pollard&#39;s stunning one-handed diving catch in the covers to dismiss the skipper Shreyas Iyer was the third most discussed conversation.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nCommenting on the development, Rahul Pushkarna, Head of Content Partnerships, Twitter Asia Pacific, said: &quot;Twitter is the best place to see what&#39;s happening in the world of sports, especially this summer of cricket. Cricket is consistently one of the world&#39;s largest conversation drivers on Twitter, and we expect to see more engagement from fans and brands alike as the season heats up.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Backed by popular demand, we have emojis for all your favourite cricket teams, like Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings,&quot; he said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOverall, Mumbai Indians was the most followed team on the micro-blogging website with over five million followers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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