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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, May 15:<\/strong>&nbsp;Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly feels the five-Test series, proposed by Cricket Australia against the traditional four-match rubber, will not be feasible later this year. Virat Kohli and his troops are currently scheduled to play four Tests Down Under in the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting November.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts had earlier expressed the board&#39;s desire to host a five-Test series against India but citing quarantine guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ganguly has stated it seems a difficult task to squeeze in an additional match considering time constraints.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I don&#39;t think it will be possible for India to participate in five Tests. There will be limited-overs games and plus we have to consider the 14-day quarantine guidelines. All this will extend the tour,&quot; Ganguly was quoted as saying by Mid-day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Terming their relationship with the BCCI as &#39;strong&#39;, Roberts had said a five-Test series is a possibility but not a certainty.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;There&#39;s no certainty about that [five-Test series] for the coming season, but what I can say is that the relationship between the BCCI and Cricket Australia is really strong,&quot; Roberts told reporters on a video call last month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;ve discussed a shared desire to evolve to five-Test series between Australia and India in the future. It&#39;s something we&#39;ve both committed to in principle in the future, the big question is whether or not we can bring that in before the next future tours cycle in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We don&#39;t know what prospect there is of that next season, but certainly with a changing landscape...we won&#39;t rule out a possibility of that until we get closer to the time,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n",
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