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    "excerpt": "Sep 15 (CRICKETNMORE):  Cricket Australia (CA) has responded positively to India head coach Ravi Shastri's request for more warm-up games in the run-up to the four-match Test series between the two nations later this year. Following the recent 1-4 series",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Sep 15 (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;<\/strong>Cricket Australia (CA) has responded positively to India head coach Ravi Shastri&#39;s request for more warm-up games in the run-up to the four-match Test series between the two nations later this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Following the recent 1-4 series loss to England, Shastri had demanded more warm-up games against Australia ahead of first Test in Adelaide from December 6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India only had one practice match ahead of their recent Test series against England, which was preceded by the limited over series, comprising three One-day Internationals and as many T20 Internationals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Responding to Shastri&#39;s requests of having more warm-up fixtures ahead of the red ball matches, CA has made it clear that they are open to more tour matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We are happy to discuss options with the BCCI, but we have not received any formal notification to increase the number of tour matches prior to their series commencing in Australia,&quot; a Cricket Australia spokesperson was quoted as saying.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India are slated to tour Australia for three T20 internationals, four Test matches and three ODIs from November 21 to January 18.<\/p>\r\n",
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