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    "editor1": "<p>Ishant Sharma, who had to pull out of the IPL 2020 due to a left internal oblique muscle tear in his rib cage, is likely to be fit for India&#39;s first Test against Australia in December.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first Test is scheduled to be held in Adelaide from December 17 although there has been no official word from Cricket Australia yet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A report in ESPNCricinfo said that the National Cricket Academy (NCA), headed by ex-India captain Rahul Dravid, has in a letter to the BCCI said that Ishant is expected to start bowling from November 18.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After getting injured in the IPL, Ishant went to the NCA to undergo treatment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The NCA, however, has pointed out that Sharma would need to play at least one practice match before he is declared ready to bowl in the Tests,&quot; the report added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The injury-prone fast bowler, who has played 97 Tests and taken 297 Test wickets, will become only the second India pace bowler to play 100 Tests after Kapil Dev.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This was Ishant&#39;s second injury in 2020. He had hurt his ankle in February this year.<\/p>\r\n",
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