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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mumbai, April 14 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> Mumbai Indians&#39; West Indian star Lendl Simmons was on Thursday ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), after just a game for the reigning champions and will be replaced by New Zealander Martin Guptill.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opener has suffered a lower back injury, similar to the one which forced him to initially withdraw from the West Indies squad for the recent World Cup which concluded here two weeks ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simmons made a quick recovery and was called up for the semi-final following injury to Andre Fletcher, and it was his superb, unbeaten 82 against India which put the Caribbean side in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simmons played in the IPL tournament opener against Rising Pune Supergiants last Saturday, making just eight in an emphatic nine-wicket defeat in Mumbai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, he was left out of Wednesday&rsquo;s game against Kolkata Knight Riders here which Mumbai won by six wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 31-year-old Simmons has been one of the most successful batsmen in the IPL, in his relatively short stint in the cash-rich T20 league.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He has garnered 942 runs in 22 matches at an average of 47, with one century and nine half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guptill went unsold during last February&#39;s draft.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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