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    "excerpt": "Hyderbad, April 8 (CRICKETNMORE) - Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face-off in the Indian Premier League here on Monday sans their marquee captains Steve Smith and David Warner who are serving a one-year ban for ball tampering. Smith and",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Hyderbad, April 8 (CRICKETNMORE) -<\/strong> Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face-off in the Indian Premier League here on Monday sans their marquee captains Steve Smith and David Warner who are serving a one-year ban for ball tampering.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Smith and Warner were barred by the BCCI from taking part in the IPL after their role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rajasthan, who are back in the tournament after serving a two-year suspension, and Hyderabad will thus not only miss their leadership skills but also two quality batters in their ranks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India&#39;s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will be leading Rajasthan in Smith&#39;s absence while New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will captain the Hyderabad franchise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hosts Hyderabad will depend on India and England openers Shikhar Dhawan and Alex Hales, drafted in as replacement to Warner, to deliver the goods at the top.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan will boost the middle order while their bowling line-up is one of the strongest this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sandeep Sharma will do the bulk of work in pace department while Afghanistan leggie Rashid Khan and Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan form a potent spin duo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For Rajasthan, England&#39;s star all-rounder Ben Stokes and Jaydev Unadkat, the highest paid Indian roped in this season (Rs 11.5 crore), would have to shoulder a lot of responsibility especially after the Jaipur-based franchise spent a lot on the pair.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>They went big even after uncapped players like Sussex all-rounder Jofra Archer (Rs 7.2 crore) and Karnataka offie K Gowtham (Rs 6.2 crore).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Royals also did well in the IPL auction by picking proven performers in other T20 leagues such as the Big Bash League in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As a result, they have some exciting new faces in the IPL such as D&#39;Arcy Short and Jofra Archer joining a talented bunch of Indian players.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Smith&#39;s replacement, South African wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen, is downright a handy pick with his impressive show against the Indian spinners in South Africa recently still fresh in memory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne, who led Royals to the title triumph in 2008, roped in as the Team mentor, Royals will also have a good think-tank in the team dugout.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Squads:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>SRH: Kane Williamson (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan and Billy Stanlake.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>RR: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Ankit Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jofra Archer, DArcy Short, Dushmantha Chameera, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, S Midhun, Jaydev Unadkat, Ben Laughlin, Prashant Chopra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mahipal Lomror, Jatin Saxena, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Birla, Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen, Zahir Khan and Rahul Tripathi.<\/p>\r\n",
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