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    "title": "Champions Trophy Final: Punters peg Team India as favorite",
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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, June 17 (Cricketnmore) Like billions of Indian cricket fans, the bookies too have pegged India to be the favorite for the high-octane Champions trophy summit clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Oval, London on Sunday.\r\n",
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    "editor1": "<p>New Delhi, June 17 (Cricketnmore): Like billions of Indian cricket fans, the bookies too have pegged India to be the favorite for the high-octane Champions trophy summit clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Oval, London on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Led by Virat Kohli, India will be playing their fourth Champions Trophy final while Pakistan, having already lost to India in the league matches, their first-ever tournament decider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A host of betting sites have put defending champion India as the favorite.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As per Ladbrokes the stakes for Pakistan are 2\/1 as against 2\/5 for India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to Betfair, a bet of Rs 100 on India will fetch Rs 147 in case Kohli&#39;s men win while putting money on a Pakistan win, considered less likely, will prove more lucrative. A person will win Rs 300 in case Pakistan wins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The betting sites have also put India openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma as the favorites to be top run scorers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dhawan with 317 runs from four innings currently is the top scorer followed by Sharma who has notched up 304 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Coming at time when political relations between the neighbouring nations has been volatile, the cricket buffs from across the globe are waiting with bated breath for the Sunday&#39;s titular clash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The group stage match between the arch-rivals on June 4 became the highest rated One-day International (ODI) match in Broadcast Audience Research Council&#39;s (BARC) history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The match had attracted 201 million viewers, double than the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Source - Agency<\/p>\r\n",
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