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    "title": "India retain ICC Test Championship mace",
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    "excerpt": "Jan.28 (CRICKETNMORE) - India have retained the ICC Test Championship mace and have also won an award of $1 million after their victory in the Johannesburg Test ensured that South Africa cannot move ahead of them in the latest ICC Test Team",
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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"color:#2980b9\">Jan.28 (CRICKETNMORE) - India have retained the ICC Test Championship mace and have also won an award of $1 million after their victory&nbsp;in the Johannesburg Test ensured that South Africa cannot move ahead of them in the&nbsp;latest ICC Test Team Rankings&nbsp;at the 3 April cut-off date, even if they go on to win all four Tests against Australia in March.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India had arrived in South Africa last month on 124 points, with South Africa 13 points behind on 111 points. However, Virat Kohli&rsquo;s men will return on 121 points as opposed to South Africa&rsquo;s 115 points, which will be good enough for them to keep possession of the prestigious ICC Test Championship mace for the second year in succession at the April cut-off.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli had become the 10th&nbsp;captain since 2002 to get his hands on the mace when he had received it from Sunil Gavaskar following the Indore Test against New Zealand in 2016.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Had South Africa pulled off a 3-0 series win against India, then a win by 2-0 or better against Australia would have helped them reclaim the mace they had last won in 2015.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Now, South Africa will have to win at least one Test against Australia to retain second place in the Test table, which, in turn, will earn them $500,000. In this scenario, Australia will pocket $200,000 for a third place finish. However, if Australia win by 3-0 or 4-0, then they will leapfrog South Africa into second place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>ICC Test Team Rankings&nbsp;(after the conclusion of South Africa v India Test series):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/Top-10-cricket-news-of-the-day\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>Top 10 Cricket News<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>ICC Test Team Rankings&nbsp;(after the conclusion of South Africa v India Test series):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rank Team&nbsp; Points<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#1. India - 121 (-3)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#2. South Africa - 115 (+4)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#3. Australia - 104<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#4. New Zealand - 100<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#5. England - 99<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#6. Sri Lanka - 94<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#7. Pakistan - 88<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#8. West Indies - 72<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#9. Bangladesh - 72<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>#10. Zimbabwe - 1<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>ICC Media Release<\/p>\r\n",
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