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    "editor1": "<p>12th August (CRICKETNMORE) -&nbsp;Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting picks his all time Playing XI&nbsp;made up of individuals he played alongside or against in his stellar 18-year first-class career. His team features five crickters from Australia, Two from West Indies and One each&nbsp;from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ricky Ponting All Time Playing XI<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Openers: Justin Langer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matthew Hayden (Australia),&nbsp;3. Jaques Kallis (South Africa)&nbsp;4. Sachin Tendulkar (India)&nbsp;5. Brian Lara (West Indies)&nbsp;6. Kumar Sangakkara (captain, Sri Lanka)&nbsp;7. Adam Gilchrist (wk, Australia)&nbsp;8. Shane Warne (Australia)&nbsp;9. Wasim Akram (Pakistan)&nbsp;10. Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)&nbsp;11. Glenn McGrath (Australia)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also check <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\/sourav-ganguly-picks-his-all-time-playing-eleven--18208\"><span style=\"color:#006400;\">Saurabh Ganguly Playing XI<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Reasons quoted for&nbsp;Picking Players<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px;\">Mathew Hayden - Always big and tall at the crease, always on the front foot, always putting pressure back on the bowlers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px;\">Justin Langer - One of my greatest mates from my playing times<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 20.8px;\">Jaques&nbsp;<\/span>Kallis -&nbsp;He is one of the modern greats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sachin Tendulkar -&nbsp;There&#39;s not too many greatest XIs you could pick without Sachin in it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brian Lara -&nbsp;Another guy that gave me nightmares as a captain was Brian Lara, the West Indies legend.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kumar Sangakkara -&nbsp;A very determined player, loved winning and gave his team every opportunity to win when he was out in the middle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Adam Gilchrist -&nbsp;He really revolutionised the way wicketkeepeing was perceived.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shane Warne -&nbsp;The best spinner that I&#39;d certainly seen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wasim Akram -&nbsp;Probably the most skilled fast bowler I played against, and it wasn&#39;t just with the new ball either.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Curtly Ambrose -&nbsp;They were the sort of bowlers that made life most difficult for me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Glenn McGrath -&nbsp;Undoubtedly one of the great fast bowlers of the modern era.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Saurabh Sharma&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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