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    "editor1": "<p>Nov. 22 (CRICKETNMORE) - India captain Virat Kohli has shot up 10 slots to reach a career-high fourth position in the&nbsp;ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen&nbsp;after producing a man of the match performance in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam which India won by 246 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli is currently top-ranked in Twenty20 Internationals and has also held the top position in One-Day Internationals, but has never moved above 10th&nbsp;place in Tests. However, his sublime knocks of 167 and 81 in Visakhapatnam have helped him move up further as he crossed the 800-point mark for the first time, becoming only the 11th&nbsp;India batsman to do so.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<br \/>\r\nFor his efforts in Visakhapatnam, Kohli has earned 97 points. The 28-year-old from Delhi, who led his side to victory in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, now trails second-ranked Joe Root of England by 22 points. Another strong performance in the Mohali Test, which begins on&nbsp;Saturday, 26 November, will mean he will edge closer in his quest to top the batting table.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<br \/>\r\nMiddle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has gained one place to reach ninth rank after scoring 119 and one, while the England pair of wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Ben Stokes have also made significant gains. Bairstow has moved up four places to reach 12th&nbsp;position after scoring 53 and 34 not out, while Stokes has moved up five slots to 28th&nbsp;position after scoring 70 and six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand&rsquo;s eight-wicket win over Pakistan in a low-scoring first Test in Christchurch did not result in much upward movement for batsmen. New Zealand&rsquo;s Bradley-John Watling has gained two places to take 36th&nbsp;place, Henry Nicholls has moved up three slots to reach 79th&nbsp;position and debutant opener Jeet Raval has entered the rankings in 60th&nbsp;position after knocks of 55 and 36 not out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>Media Release by ICC-Cricket<\/p>\r\n",
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