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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kolkata, Oct 1<\/strong> - Veteran batsman Manoj Tiwary was appointed as the new Bengal captain for the Ranji Trophy opener against Karnataka by the senior selection committee here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Laxmi Ratan Shukla who had been leading the side for quite sometime now wanted to step down from captaincy a few days ago and he had made his wishes known to the selectors via text messages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His decision to quit came after reports of a friction in the team during their pre-season tour in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tiwary and selection committee chairman Raju Mukherjee, however said everything was just fine within the outfit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;We are a happy family now. We are looking forward to your support,&quot; Mukherjee said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking on the issue, Tiwary said: &quot;There won&#39;t be any more (controversies). The coach (Sairaj Bahatule) and I will hopefully handle the issue.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new faces in the 15-member squad that was announced are that of Aamir Ghani, right-arm fast bowler Mukesh Kumar and batsman Pankaj Shaw. It will be interesting to see how left-arm off spinner Pragyan Ojha performs for the team in his first season for Bengal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, there was no place for veteran offspinner Saurashish Lahiri in the squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 15-member squad: Manoj Tiwary (captain), Naved Ahmed, Sreevats Goswami, Sudip Chatterjee, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Pankaj Shaw, Ashok Dinda, Veer Pratap Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Sourav Sarkar, Partha Sarathi Bhattacharjee, Aamir Gani, Abhishek Das.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px; text-align: justify;\">(IANS)<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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