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    "excerpt": "Mumbai, Sep 29 (CRICKETNMORE):  Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal and right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj, who plays for Hyderabad in first-class cricket, are the new faces in 14-member Indian squad for the forthcoming two-Test home series against West Indies that the Board",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, Sep 29 (CRICKETNMORE):&nbsp;<\/strong> Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal and right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj, who plays for Hyderabad in first-class cricket, are the new faces in 14-member Indian squad for the forthcoming two-Test home series against West Indies that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Meanwhile, pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been rested for the series, while opener Shikhar Dhawan has been dropped.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Taking stock of the recent workload, the selectors have decided to rest Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar,&quot; the BCCI said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Both Ishant Sharma and Hardik Pandya were not considered for selection as they are yet to recover from their injuries,&quot; it added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The first Test will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot between October 4-9 followed by the second one at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad from October 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The squad:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Rav<\/p>\r\n",
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