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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Cape Town, Jan 8 &nbsp;<\/strong>Former England cricketer Ian Botham has come out as the latest among illustrious former cricketers who believe the International Cricket Council (ICC) must not tinker with the traditional five-day Test format and leave &quot;the flagship of cricket alone.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Tuesday, England registered a thrilling 189-run win over South Africa on the final day of the second Test at Newlands. It was because of some quality and all-round bowling effort by the visitors which helped England to gun down the hosts, who were chasing a 438-run target, at 248 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Well played England...Such a good idea to end 5day test cricket....full house watching cricket at its best!!! Leave the flagship of cricket alone it&#39;s a real test of character, skill, guts, stamina &amp; ability...it&#39;s real cricket for real players!!! Leave it alone,&quot; Botham tweeted after England&#39;s series-leveling victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was adjudged the Player of the Match at Newlands, called for five-day Test cricket to &quot;always be around&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We will all remember this for a long time and I&#39;m sure South Africa will remember it for a long time. It will go down as one of the greats,&quot; Stokes said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;(This is) why five-day cricket should always be around. It&#39;s the best format of the game and it makes cricket and games like these just unforgettable.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There is a raging debate underway over the idea of four-day Tests -- which has been floated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2023-2031 cycle. Many former and current cricketers have opposed ICC&#39;s proposal, with some even terming the idea of four-day Tests as &quot;ridiculous&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>ICC&#39;s increasing demand for event windows, the proliferation of domestic T20 leagues, BCCI&#39;s demands for its own sizeable share of bilateral calendar space, and the costs of staging Test series are all said to be the factors contributing to the move.<\/p>\r\n",
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