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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kolkata, May 31 (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;Among the eight teams vying for top honours in the ICC Champions Trophy starting Thursday, the side that has the best all-rounders will have the edge, India&#39;s Test wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha said here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;The team that has the best all-rounders will have an edge. India are obviously my pick and they have been playing really well,&quot; Saha told reporters on the sidelines of Cricket Association of Bengal&#39;s (CAB) senior knockout tournament final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohun Bagan beat Tapan Memorial Club by seven wickets riding on Saha&#39;s 32-ball 44 in a low-scoring affair.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saha, who will be holidaying in Kashmir with family, picked India ahead of Pakistan in the highly-anticipated first game on Sunday, saying on current form of Virat Kohli&#39;s men looks good to beat their arch-rivals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;I will try to watch India-Pakistan on Sunday from Kashmir,&quot; the 32-year old, who played for Kings XI Punjab in the just-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL), said.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&quot;India on current form have the edge over Pakistan, I feel.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India registered two convincing wins over New Zealand and Bangladesh in the two warm-up matches leading up to the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the reigning champions scripted a 45-run win over the Kiwis in their first encounter after reaching English shores in a rain-truncated game, the No.3 ranked side on Tuesday made mincemeat of Bangladesh with a 240-run victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides Pakistan, India have Sri Lanka and South Africa in their Group B.<\/p>\r\n",
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