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    "excerpt": "Bengaluru, May 8 (CRICKETNMORE) - Ajinkya Rahane will skipper the Indian team for the historic one-off Test match against Afghanistan, starting June 14 here but dropped from the limited overs squads for the subsequent tours of Ireland and England. "Ajinkya",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Bengaluru, May 8 (CRICKETNMORE) -<\/strong> Ajinkya Rahane will skipper the Indian team for the historic one-off Test match against Afghanistan, starting June 14 here but dropped from the limited overs squads for the subsequent tours of Ireland and England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Ajinkya Rahane will be the team captain for the Test match against Afghanistan that will start from June 14,&quot; BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary announced here on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While regular skipper Virat Kohli will be in England playing county cricket, his deputy Rahane has been handed the mantle of the side against Test debutants Afghanistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After a brilliant show with the willow in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), Kings XI Punjab duo of Lokesh Rahul and Karun Nair have made a comeback to the Test side.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma was, however, rested from the squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The BCCI also announced same squads for the two-match T20I series against Ireland, and the three T20 Internationals against England, which will see Kohli back in India colours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Meanwhile, Delhi Daredevils skipper Shreyas Iyer makes his comeback to the ODI side for the three-match ODI series against England, replacing Suresh Raina.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ambati Rayudu was also rewarded a spot in the ODI squad against England after his impressive run with the bat for the Chennai Super Kings.<\/p>\r\n",
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