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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Christchurch, Feb 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka&#39;s premier pacer Lasith Malinga claimed Sunday he wasn&#39;t overawed by the task of leading his team&#39;s bowling unit in the World Cup and is under no pressure whatsoever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I don&#39;t know what pressure means,&quot; he was quoted as saying espncricinfo.com Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I&#39;m always used to pressure situations, so I wouldn&#39;t even know what pressure is to talk about it. I want to have a free mindset and do what I can do,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;Throughout my career I haven&#39;t been looking out where I&#39;m playing or what are the conditions. We know it will be bouncy here, but I always trust my skill,&quot; he added.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Malinga&#39;s preparation for the mega event was hampered by a long-term ankle complaint. He required surgery and has been gradually working his way up to match-fitness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Malinga admitted to still feeling pain but he is expected to play Sri Lanka&#39;s warm-up matches against South Africa (Feb 9) and Zimbabwe (Feb 11).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sri Lanka face the curtain-raising match of the tournament against co-hosts New Zealand Feb 14.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;In the last few days, I&#39;ve been bowling with my full run-up, and I feel like I have good rhythm,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I don&#39;t know about the pace, so we&#39;ll find that out in the matches. Before the World Cup, I have to use these two warm-up matches to the maximum.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The 31-year-old said he was not only preparing himself physically but was developing his mental aspect as well to cope with the task of leading his team&#39;s bowling charge at the competition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I haven&#39;t had much skills preparation in the last few months, but I always do my mental preparation. I watched all my footage in the last two months and figured out what I needed to do,&quot; the right-arm pacer said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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