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    "excerpt": "JSCA International Stadium Complex: Former South African quick Dale Steyn picked a combined playing XI ahead of the first ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa, which will be played on Sunday at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. The Proteas legend acknowledged that picking an XI from the two teams was a \u2018tricky\u2019 task and that both sides had \u2018lots of fantastic players\u2019.",
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    "editor1": "JSCA International Stadium Complex: Former South African quick Dale Steyn picked a combined playing XI ahead of the first ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa, which will be played on Sunday at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. The Proteas legend acknowledged that picking an XI from the two teams was a \u2018tricky\u2019 task and that both sides had \u2018lots of fantastic players\u2019.<p>India and South Africa concluded their two-match Test series recently and will now square off in three ODIs, followed by a five-game T20I series in the build-up to the T20 World Cup 2026.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a video shared by StarSports on X, Steyn named a sharp and competitive combined XI when asked to pick a team, as he said, \u201cIf I had to combine the two teams, it\u2019s a tricky one, lots of fantastic players and surely someone\u2019s going to miss out but it\u2019d be Rohit to open the batting with Quinton de Kock, Virat at three, Tilak Varma at four, KL Rahul at five, Brevis six, Jadeja, Jansen, Kuldeep, Arshdeep, and Lungi Ngidi.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dale Steyn\u2019s IND-SA combined XI: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Dewald Brevis, Ravindra Jadeja, Marco Jansen, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Lungi Ngidi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a video shared by StarSports on X, Steyn named a sharp and competitive combined XI when asked to pick a team, as he said, \u201cIf I had to combine the two teams, it\u2019s a tricky one, lots of fantastic players and surely someone\u2019s going to miss out but it\u2019d be Rohit to open the batting with Quinton de Kock, Virat at three, Tilak Varma at four, KL Rahul at five, Brevis six, Jadeja, Jansen, Kuldeep, Arshdeep, and Lungi Ngidi.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>The visitors will be high on confidence after securing a historic 2-0 Test series whitewash against India. However, the hosts will be raring to go and prove a point in the white-ball games, especially amid World Cup selection talks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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