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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Kuala Lumpur, Oct 21 (IANS) Three associate member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Uganda, Bermuda and Singapore Tuesday exuded optimism of their teams&#39; chances of winning the World Cricket League (WCL) Division 3, beginning here Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Uganda finished second in the last edition of the league and captain Frank Nsubuga said his side is looking to win this year and gain promotion to Division 2.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;This tournament is a massive opportunity. We were obviously disappointed not to win the tournament last time round after a consistent run of victories. So we will be looking to do one better,&quot; said Nsubuga.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;We have just had a very good build-up tour in South Africa, playing tough games that helped us prepare for the tournament.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Bermuda skipper Janeiro Tucker, whose team finished fourth in the division last year, said his team is motivated ahead of the competition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;The only objective is to qualify for Division 2 so we can try to set Bermuda cricket back where it belongs. The team has been training three times per week and trying to improve,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Singapore captain Saad Janjua said he is delighted by his side&#39;s recent performance having gained promotion to Division 3 after earlier this year on home soil.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Our hard work has paid off. We planned and practiced hard for promotion and it has definitely helped the team&#39;s morale,&quot; he said, adding that new coach Mansoor Rana will provide an added dimension to the team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Rana is working hard with the team. His guidance and experience is helping us a lot in the preparations for big tournaments. He is tactically very good and is a big boost to the team. This tournament is very important for the profile of Singapore cricket. It is our dream to win Division 3. We will give our best shot.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The eight-day tournament will see six teams -- Uganda, Bermuda and Singapore, Nepal, Malaysia and the United States -- face-off in a round robin format for a chance to finish in the top-2 and progress to WCL Division 2 which will be played in Namibia from Jan 17, 2015.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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