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    "excerpt": "Former India batsman Yashpal Sharma, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning side, passed away on Tuesday at his home in Noida. He was 66. Sharma suffered a heart attack after returning from morning wa",
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    "editor1": "<p>Former India batsman Yashpal Sharma, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning side, passed away on Tuesday at his home in Noida. He was 66.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sharma suffered a heart attack after returning from morning walk and collapsed at around 7.30 am.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The right-handed batsman, who was the backbone of India&#39;s middle-order in the 1983 World Cup, played 37 Test matches, scoring 1606 runs, and 42 ODIs scoring 883 runs. He also played 160 first-class matches, representing Punjab, Haryana, and Railways, and scored 8933 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But he was best remembered internationally for his performances in India&#39;s first World Cup win, in 1983. He aggregated 240 runs at an average of 34.28 to return as the second-highest scorer for India behind skipper Kapil Dev in the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sharma had top-scored with 89 (off 120 balls) to help India make 262\/8 in their 34-run victory over West Indies in their first match of the 1983 World Cup. That win in Manchester gave India the self-belief to go on and win the tournament.<\/p>\r\n",
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