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    "title": "'Only 2 Words Define Me': R Ashwin Reacts After Being Named In T20 World Cup Squad",
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    "excerpt": "Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said he's filled with happiness and gratitude having returned to the Indian blues for T20 internationals after being left out for four years. Ashwin is amon",
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    "editor1": "<p>Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said he&#39;s filled with happiness and gratitude having returned to the Indian blues for T20 internationals after being left out for four years. Ashwin is among a group of 15 players picked for the 2021 T20 World Cup on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He shared a motivational quote that he &#39;wrote in his diary a million times&#39; in 2017 after being left out of the white-ball squads. The 34-year-old took Twitter to share his emotions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2017: I wrote this quote down a million times in my diary before putting this up on the wall! Quotes that we read and admire have more power when we internalise them and apply in life.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHappiness and gratitude are the only 2 words that define me now. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/t20worldcup2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#t20worldcup2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O0L3y6OBLl\">pic.twitter.com\/O0L3y6OBLl<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Mask up and take your vaccine (@ashwinravi99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashwinravi99\/status\/1435653672285966339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Ashwin, who has played 46 T20Is and 111 ODIs, has been a &#39;Test specialist&#39; since July 2017 although he has been fairly impressive in the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chief selector Chetan Sharma has said that Ashwin has been picked on the basis of his IPL performances.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/india-tour-of-england-2021\">India tour of England, 2021 <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;See, R Ashwin is playing IPL regularly. He has been performing well. We will need an off-spinner in the T20 World Cup. As everyone is aware that when the IPL&#39;s second half takes place in UAE [prior to the World Cup], the wickets might be low and slow and will help spinners. So, an off-spinner is required in the team. Washington Sundar is in the list of the injured players,&quot; said Sharma to the media in a virtual interaction.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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