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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, April 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Test cricket might struggle to grab eyeballs, especially in the sub-continent, but the tradtitional five-day grind has made the game&#39;s present icon Virat Kohli a better person, the Indian captain said on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>During an Instagram live with former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, Kohli was asked about red-ball cricket which the ace batsman has time and again vouched for as the No. 1 format of the game. Kohli also has spoken sharply against four-day Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Test cricket, Test cricket, Test cricket, Test cricket, Test cricket, I have said it five times,&quot; Kohli said when Pietersen asked him to choose his favourite format.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;For me, it is the representation of life. You got to keep going when u don&#39;t score runs, you go back in your hotel room and again get ready the next day. It is life. It has made me a better person,&quot; added the 31-year old, rated as the best modern-day batsman across all three formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Asked about the fatigue factor of a modern-day crickters playing all three formats and leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kohli said he does balance it with breaks in between a season and will assess whether to play only one or two formats after the 50-over World Cup in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I have been taking breaks. Last 2-3 seasons I have been doing too much. I don&#39;t want to miss out on Test cricket. I have been playing three formts for 9 years now with IPL. Then captancy for 6 years. It&#39;s not easy. I will give it all for next 2-3 yars and then will see what format to play and all after next World Cup.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli also spoke about the lowest point in his career being the 2014 England tour where he failed miserably with the bat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;England tour in 2014 was the lowest point in my career. I felt like as a batsman you know you will get out. I still had to get out of bed and get dressed knowing I would fail. It demolished me and I promised I will never allow myself to think like that. I was too focused on doing well from personal point of view.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Locked at home due to the 21-day lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Kohli also said this is the most amount of time he has spent with actress wife Anushka Sharma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;This is the longest we have spent together since we have been together. We have never been in one place for this long.&quot;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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