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    "editor1": "<p>Batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa announced his retirement from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with an immediate effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rajapaksa tendered his resignation to SLC citing family obligations as his reason for early retirement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;I have very carefully considered my position as a player, husband and am taking this decision looking forward to fatherhood and associated familial obligations,&rdquo; he said in his letter of resignation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Bhanuka Rajapaksa resigns from Sri Lanka Cricket with immediate effect. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iAHgZs3JxC\">pic.twitter.com\/iAHgZs3JxC<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricPrasen\/status\/1478645466518618112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\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>Rajapaksa represented Sri Lanka in five ODIs and 18 T20Is, scoring a total of 409 across formats which included two fifties. He was part of Sri Lanka&#39;s ICC Men&#39;s T20 World Cup 2021 squad, where he finished as the third-highest run-scorer for the Lions in the tournament with 155 runs in eight matches. &nbsp;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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