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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Kochi, Oct 6 (IANS) The threat of rain looms large over the first ODI of the five-match series even as Indian and West Indies cricketers started to arrive in batches for the day-night encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium here Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The meteorological department has forecast scattered rain in Kerala for the next two days and also added that it would be fairly widespread. But putting on a brave face T.C. Mathew, president of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), said that the cricket body was well prepared to handle any such situation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Mathew said there was nothing to worry as the stadium has an excellent drainage system.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;In two hours time the ground can be made ready, so that&#39;s not a worrying factor. Barring the rain, each and every aspect has been taken care of. Ticket sales are fine but it&#39;s not like the previous match, when sales were brisk. May be, the absence of explosive batsman Chris Gayle is the reason, but nevertheless you can expect a near full house,&quot; said Mathew.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Wednesday&#39;s match would be the 10th ODI in Kochi since the first match in 1998. The ground has been a happy hunting ground for India, who have won six, lost two and and one match was washed out without a ball being bowled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;We expect the pitch to be both good for batting and pace, but then all depends on the rain. It could be a cracker of a contest,&quot; added Mathew.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The stadium has 50,000 seats and tickets are priced from Rs.200 to Rs.1500.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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