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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, April 15: April 15 remains to be a special date in cricket history as two greats of the game -\u2013 Sir Vivian Richards and Sachin Tendulkar \u2013- scored centuries 25 years apart. On this day ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, April 15: <\/strong>April 15 remains to be a special date in cricket history as two greats of the game -&ndash; Sir Vivian Richards and Sachin Tendulkar &ndash;- scored centuries 25 years apart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On this day in 1986, legendary West Indies batsman Richards has scored a 56-ball century against England in a Test match. That remained in the record books as the fastest Test century until former New Zealand captain Brandon McCullum smashed a 54-ball ton against Australia in Christchurch in 2015\/16 to take the record.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Richards, widely regarded as one of the greats of the game, scored 8,540 runs in 121 Test matches he played during his stellar career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the other hand, in 2011, Tendulkar scored his maiden and only Indian Premier League (IPL) century on this day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tendulkar, who played with Mumbai Indians (MI), smashed an unbeaten knock of 100 in 66 balls and helped the team post 182\/2 against Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) at the Wankhede Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, KTK chased down the target quite comfortably riding on brilliant half centuries from McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tendulkar played a total of 78 IPL matches in which he amassed 2,334 runs, including 13 fifties and a hundred.<\/p>\r\n",
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