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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, June 8:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen feels all-rounder Ben Stokes doesn&#39;t need the burden of captaincy just yet as according to him, entertainers like Stokes don&#39;t always make the best of captains.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Test skipper Joe Root is reportedly doubtful for the first Test against West Indies starting July 8 as his wife is expecting around the same time as per The Telegraph. He will have to attend a mandatory seven days self-isolation in order to link-up with the squad again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pietersen believes Jos Buttler would be his preferred choice as Stokes should be allowed to continue to play the role of match-winner without any futher pressure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the last year or so, Stokes&#39; popularity in the country is at an all-time high following his match-winning performance at the ICC World Cup 2019 and also his heroics in the Headingley Test against Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Do I want to see Ben Stokes change from who he is and the current player he is? Probably not, Jos Buttler would be my guy,&quot; Pietersen was quoted as saying by talkSPORT.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The entertainers and the guys that have to carry the mantle in the team sometimes aren&#39;t the best captains and sometimes struggle with the extra added pressure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;As a player you are looked at completely differently until that phone call comes and you are announced as the Test captain,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pietersen, an enigmatic player himself, recalled his own time when he was named as England captain for a short while in 2008 and according to his own admission, he struggled with the added responsibility.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Responsibilities change, communication changes, the way in which you carry yourself in the dressing room changes,&quot; Pietersen said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I struggled with it, I absolutely hated it and I was rubbish. You have to change and I couldn&#39;t command the respect of the dressing room, you say something and it is frowned upon, it is a completely different story.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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