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    "excerpt": "The Indian cricket team on Tuesday began their nets session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium ahead of the four-Test series against England, beginning Friday. Head coach Ravi Shastri welcomed the entire s",
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    "editor1": "<p>The Indian cricket team on Tuesday began their nets session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium ahead of the four-Test series against England, beginning Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Head coach Ravi Shastri welcomed the entire squad by giving a &quot;rousing speech&quot; and then the entire team hit the nets to prepare for the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Day 1 of our nets session in Chennai and it is Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaviShastriOfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RaviShastriOfc<\/a> who welcomes the group with a rousing address. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INDvsENG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#INDvsENG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eueKznxrMa\">pic.twitter.com\/eueKznxrMa<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\/status\/1356463211453640705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Members of both the teams were on Monday cleared to begin their outdoor training after returning negative results in Covid-19 tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Indian cricket team had its first outdoor practice session on Monday evening after completing the six-day mandatory quarantine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Skipper Virat Kohli and pacer Ishant Sharma joined the rest of the squad which returned from Australia following their memorable win in the Border-Gavaskar series. Kohli was on paternity leave while Ishant was recovering from injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed the final Test in Brisbane due to injury, have also returned to the squad and were seen in the photographs posted on BCCI&#39;s social media handle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Out and about at The Chepauk after 6 days of quarantine.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mt7FShNFrb\">pic.twitter.com\/mt7FShNFrb<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\/status\/1356245905695932420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>India only need to win the Test series against England with a 2-0 margin to seal a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, slated to be played in June at the Lord&#39;s, London.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>If India lose one Test against England, they will need to win the other three matches of the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England, on the other hand, need to beat India 3-0. Even a 2-2 drawn series will not be enough for England to go past India and finish among the top two on the WTC points table.<\/p>\r\n",
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