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    "title": "Watch: Team India Pose For Headshots Ahead Of Test Series Against South Africa",
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    "editor1": "<p>The Indian cricket team did the customary &#39;team headshots&#39; in Johannesburg, signalling their intent as they go into the three-Test series, scheduled to commence on Boxing Day (December 26), full of confidence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a short video on Wednesday of the cricketers getting their &#39;headshots&#39;, with players trooping in one after the other to get their profiles clicked by a photographer in personal protective equipment (PPE).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Team Headshots done.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nJust a few sleeps away from the first Test.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWe cannot wait. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamIndia<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAvIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAvIND<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cVBjTmThXl\">pic.twitter.com\/cVBjTmThXl<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; BCCI (@BCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCI\/status\/1473549858703216649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Skipper Virat Kohli, No. 18, was the first to go for the &#39;headshots&#39;, followed by KL Rahul, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Siraj, Mayank Agarwal, Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha and Ravichandran Ashwin, among others.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"koo-media\" data-koo-permalink=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=24f24571-2257-40ff-8e4a-f1bacac5dd82\" style=\"background:transparent;border: medium none;padding: 0;margin: 25px auto; max-width: 550px;\">\r\n<div style=\"padding:5px\">\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border-radius:12px; box-shadow:0 0 0 1.5pt #e8e8e3; color:#424242 !important; font-family:'Roboto',arial,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; position:relative\"><a class=\"embedKoo-koocardheader\" data-link=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=24f24571-2257-40ff-8e4a-f1bacac5dd82\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/dnld\" style=\" background-color: #f2f2ef !important; padding: 6px; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid #e8e8e3; justify-content: center; text-decoration:none;color:inherit !important;width: 100%;text-align: center;\" target=\"_blank\">Koo App<\/a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/koo\/cheteshwarpujara\/24f24571-2257-40ff-8e4a-f1bacac5dd82\" style=\"text-decoration:none;color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">Shoot day today. Getting ready for match day soon #IndVsSA #shootmode<\/a>\r\n\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/koo\/cheteshwarpujara\/24f24571-2257-40ff-8e4a-f1bacac5dd82\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">View attached media content <\/a><\/div>\r\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/profile\/cheteshwarpujara\" style=\"color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwarpujara)<\/a> 21 Dec 2021<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/dolon.png?id=24f24571-2257-40ff-8e4a-f1bacac5dd82\" style=\"display:none; height:0; width:0\" \/> <script src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedLoader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Both teams are gearing up for the Test with India head coach Rahul Dravid stressing on &quot;quality practice&quot; and &quot;good intensity&quot;, even as the hosts suffered a massive blow on Tuesday as their pace bowler Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the Test series due to a &quot;persistent&quot; hip injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The CSA also said that no replacement would be brought in for Nortje, who has been South Africa&#39;s premier fast bowler across formats in recent times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The International Cricket Council (ICC) posted images on Wednesday of the South African team practice session and tweeted, &quot;Preparations are in full swing in the South Africa camp for the exciting Boxing Day Test against India.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"  https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/australia-vs-england-ashes\">Ashes 2021-22 - England vs Australia Schedule and Squads<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India have never won a Test series in South Africa, something skipper Kohli would want to change this time around.<\/p>\r\n",
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