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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, April 14:\u00a0\u00a0Former Australia captain Allan Border has said that he cannot see the T20 World Cup -\u2013 slated to be played in Australia in October-November -\u2013 be held behind closed doors a",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Melbourne, April 14:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Former Australia captain Allan Border has said that he cannot see the T20 World Cup -&ndash; slated to be played in Australia in October-November -&ndash; be held behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Scheduled to begin on October 18, the tournament has come under doubt due to the coronavirus outbreak which has claimed more 1,15,000 lives so far across the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With travel restrictions in place in many countries, many people have endorsed the idea of having the tournament behind closed doors if the situation demands. However, Border doesn&#39;t agree with the idea.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I just can&#39;t imagine playing at empty stadiums ... it defies belief,&quot; Border told Fox Sports News.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Having teams, support staff and everyone else associated with the game wandering around the country, playing games of cricket, but you can&#39;t let people into the grounds. I just can&#39;t see it happening.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Over 50 people have died with COVID-19 in Australia and more than 6,000 have been infected with coronavirus.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s either you play it and everyone just gets on with the job and we&#39;re past this pandemic,&quot; added Border.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Or it just has to be cancelled and you try to fit it in somewhere else.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts had earlier said he is hoping that the T20 World Cup could be played as per schedule in normal circumstances.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;re really hoping that all forms of sport can be played again in a few weeks or a few months&#39; time,&quot; Roberts was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;None of us are experts in this situation obviously, so our hope is that we&#39;re back in very much normal circumstances come October and November when the men&#39;s T20 World Cup is to be played.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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