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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Christchurch, Dec 26 (IANS) New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan Friday described skipper Brendon McCullum as the most destructive batsman to have played for his country after the right-hander blasted a 74-ball ton against the Sri Lanka in the opening day of the first Test here.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">McCullum eventually fell agonisingly short of a double hundred as he was dismissed for 195 by off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve got enough superlatives to describe that innings today. The man is an x-factor player. He has the ability to dominate and dismantle bowlers and change the tempo,&rdquo; McMillan was quoted as saying by espncricinfo.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I think he&#39;s the most destructive and domineering player to play for New Zealand, certainly that I&#39;ve seen,&rdquo; added the 38-year-old former cricketer, who has scored six Test hundreds in 55 matches for New Zealand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">On McCullum&rsquo;s recent purple patch with the bat, McMillan asserted that it was the Black Caps captain&rsquo;s tight defence that has paved the way for his success even though he has been bludgeoning bowling attacks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;One of the keys to his performance in Test match cricket over the last 12-18 months is the work he&#39;s done on his defence. That might sound a little bit crazy when he&#39;s belting the ball around the park as he has, but I think he&#39;s tightened up in certain areas of his game, and kept the good balls out,&quot; McMillan said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;When he gets any chance to score - and for McCullum the margins are so small for the bowlers - he really punishes you and makes you pay. We know he plays all around the wicket and has all the shots, but his option-taking, based around a sound defence, has taken his game to another level.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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