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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, June 2\u0964<\/strong>&nbsp;India will play two warm-up games before the gruelling four-match Test series against the West Indies during their 49-day tour to the Caribbean, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The tour will start with a two-day practice match from July 9 in St. Kitts followed by a three-day warm-up match from July 14 at the same venue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first Test will begin from July 21 at the Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda while the second from July 30 at the Sabina Park in Jamaica.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The newly named Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium at St. Lucia will host the third Test from August 9 while the final match will be played at the Queen&#39;s Park Oval from August 18 in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The West Indies Cricket Board&#39;s (WICB) head of operations Roland Holder said all the four venues &quot;are ready to host the visiting Indian team&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Virat Kohli-led team is expected to depart for the Caribbean on July 6 with a new coaching staff, applications for which were advertised by the BCCI on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The deadline for the applications is June 10 and the new staff is expected to be announced by June 25.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>India vs West Indies Test Series 2016 Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>TEST &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATES &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;VENUE<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>1st Test &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; July 21-25 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Antigua<br \/>\r\n2nd Test &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; July 30-Aug 3 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Jamaica<br \/>\r\n3rd Test &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Aug 9-13 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;St Lucia<br \/>\r\n4th Test &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Aug 18-22 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Trinidad<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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