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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, March 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Mumbai Indians fans welcomed their star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya who hinted that he has regained match fitness after suffering an acute lower back injury five months ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 26-year-old all-rounder, an integral member of the defending champions who underwent a surgery in London, made a blistering return to cricket as he smashed 38 runs off 25 deliveries in the DY Patil T20 Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On Monday, Pandya shared pictures of himself on the field on social media and wrote: &quot;So good to be back out there on the field where I belong. Your support keeps me going.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mumbai batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav hailed Pandya&#39;s comeback with heartwarming comments on his Instagram post.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fans also poured in their wishes for the India all-rounder and posted messages on Twitter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pandya&#39;s form will auger well for the Mumbai Indians and their fans as the Rohit Sharma-led side gears up to launch a defence of their title when they face arch rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 13 opener at the Wankhede on March 29.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Last month, Pandya started bowling at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru after returning from a check-up in UK.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speaking to IANS, an NCA source in the know of developments said that Pandya has started working on his bowling at the academy and should be available for selection soon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India are scheduled to play three ODIs against South Africa from March 12 to 18 and Pandya might be included in the squad.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So good to be back out there on the field where I belong Your support keeps me going <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5UBjJ7HbW0\">pic.twitter.com\/5UBjJ7HbW0<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardikpandya7\/status\/1234517036459364353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>",
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