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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) A thunderstorm that uprooted trees in the city, also put paid to the Kolkata Knight Riders&#39; hopes to practice in the 22 yards of the Eden Gardens which turned soggy on Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">The storm - locally called &#39;norwester&#39; and common at this time of the year - started at around 4.15 p.m., 45 minutes before the Knights were to begin their net session on the hallowed ground.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">The resultant heavy showers led to most part of the Eden Gardens going underwater.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">The Knight Riders&#39; cricketers waited for some time for the situation to improve, but then headed for the Pankaj Gupta indoor stadium located within the Eden Gardens premises for some tune up.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Menawhile, Indian pacer Umesh Yadav joined the Knight Riders&#39; pre-tournament camp during the day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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