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    "title": "'The Long And The Short Is Keegan Petersen CAN Play': De Villiers Heaps Praise On The SA's New Number 3",
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    "editor1": "<p>South Africa seems to have found a reliable batter for the No. 3 spot in their Test lineup after Keegan Petersen received a glowing endorsement from Proteas legend AB de Villiers for his superb knock here at Newlands.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Petersen held the South Africa innings together with a fine 72, his second consecutive half-century of the series, as the hosts managed to post 210 in their first innings, chasing India&#39;s score of 223. But for Petersen&#39;s knock, Dean Elgar&#39;s side would have conceded a bigger lead in the series-deciding third and final Test match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The long and the short is Keegan Petersen CAN play! I&rsquo;m very excited with the composure, skill and technique I&rsquo;ve seen against one of the best attacks in the world.<\/p>\r\n&mdash; AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABdeVilliers17\/status\/1481210445033877506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>With Petersen showing great composure, skill, and technique and Aiden Markram struggling for runs, there are suggestions that Petersen could move up a spot to open the innings with skipper Elgar so that Markram&#39;s skills could be utilised in the middle order when the ball is old. However, Petersen is not very enthusiastic about the move.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I like batting in at number three, I&#39;ve batted there for most of my career. In terms of losing early wickets, we have two high-quality opening batters, they&#39;re just going through a rough time,&quot; Petersen said in the press conference at the end of the day&#39;s play on Wednesday.<\/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 lead South Africa by 70 runs with eight-second innings wickets in hand. The teams are locked 1-1 in the three-match series after India won the first Test and South Africa struck back in the second.<\/p>\r\n",
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