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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Johannesburg, May 25:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;While the COVID-19 pandemic might have brought the entire sporting world to a standstill, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that the &quot;forced break&quot; might have helped certain athletes to increase the length of their careers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Since the global outbreak of novel coronavirus in March, sporting activities across the world came to a grinding halt. It was only recently that football action started in Germany while other leagues are also in the way of resuming in the coming days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to Pietersen, this forced break might have helped some athletes to work on their fitness, heal their niggles, take a mental break from all the pressure and once again start loving the sport to which they have dedicated their entire lives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I wonder how many sportsmen\/women have had their careers lengthened with this forced break? Little niggles healing. A mental break from pressure. Falling back in love with their sport. Would be interesting to find out?&quot; the former Englad batsman said in a tweet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In India, the nationwide lockdown has been in place since March 25 and is currently slated to end on May 31.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, India head coach Ravi Shastri had also said that the forced break for the Indian players was a &quot;welcome rest&quot; as they can now re-energise themselves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Talking to Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and Rob Key on a Sky Sports podcast in March, Shastri had said Indian players had started showing signs of mental fatigue after playing five T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests in New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>More than 3.4 lakh people across the world have so far lost their lives due to COVID-19.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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