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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>London, Feb 1 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> English county cricket club Surrey on Monday announced the signing of Australia Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch for the next season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finch will replace veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara while the former Sri Lanka skipper is away at the Caribbean Premier League, due to start in July.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 29-year-old opener is currently one of the most destructive batsmen in the world. He is currently second on the T20 international batting rankings, which is headed by India&#39;s Virat Kohli.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His signature comes after Surrey earlier announced that West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo would join them for the next season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finch will be available to play in all three formats and has first division experience having spent the past two seasons at county champions Yorkshire.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;This is a great opportunity for me and one I am very much looking forward to,&quot; Finch was quoted as saying by ecb.co.uk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;To have the chance to play all forms of the game is a challenge I will relish, as I have ambitions to represent Australia in Test match cricket. I&#39;m aware that Surrey have an exciting young squad and I hope I am able to add to their obvious talent,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart added: &quot;Securing a player of Aaron&#39;s quality for such a busy period of red and white ball cricket is excellent news for the club and I&#39;m confident we will see his qualities in all formats of the game.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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