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    "title": "West Indies Batting Hero Kyle Mayers Does Not Want To Be 'One-Hit Wonder'",
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    "excerpt": "Kyle Mayers is determined not to become a one-hit-wonder after a double century on his Test debut guided West Indies to an improbable Test win over Bangladesh. Playing his first Test for West Indies a",
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    "editor1": "<p>Kyle Mayers is determined not to become a one-hit-wonder after a double century on his Test debut guided West Indies to an improbable Test win over Bangladesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Playing his first Test for West Indies at the age of 28, Mayers became only the sixth cricketer to hit a double hundred in his premiere innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His unbeaten 210, with 20 fours and seven sixes, was crucial in the three-wicket win after West Indies reached 395-7 with just nine balls left on Sunday&#39;s final day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mayers said he was still a cricket &quot;student&quot; learning the tricks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Selected because eight established stars refused to join the tour over coronavirus fears, Mayers said he would &quot;take the positives&quot; from his starring role.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I will try to learn as much from this innings and take it to the next game where I start from zero,&quot; he said. &quot;I don&rsquo;t want to be a one-hit-wonder. I want to be successful and consistent for the duration of my career.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mayers was one of three players getting a first chance because of the big-name absentees.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fellow debutant Nkrumah Bonner made 86 and the pair added 216 for the fourth wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Barbados-born Mayers said he had been given hope by an &quot;inspirational&quot; letter sent by former captain Clive Lloyd to the makeshift team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He just let us know that representing West Indies is a lot. He said don&rsquo;t go to Bangladesh thinking you are a second-string team,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Give your all, put up a fight, and make sure you represent yourself and family. It was a very strong letter.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel took three wickets at the start of Bangladesh&rsquo;s second innings to leave the hosts reduced to 33-3 at one stage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>They recovered to declare at 223-8, but the West Indies players had confidence they could reach the huge target.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;To be honest, the spirit in the dressing room was always positive from the day we came out to bowl in the second innings after Shannon Gabriel gave us that inspirational spell,&quot; said Mayers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;After we got back inside the dressing room after taking a couple of wickets in the evening, the coach and captain said that the game is wide open and up for grabs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We always had the belief that we could do well,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The second and final Test starts in Dhaka on February 11.<\/p>\r\n",
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