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    "excerpt": "Kolkata, Jan 7 - Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said India's maiden Test series win in Australia is a \"terrific\" achievement and credited the way the team batted for the success. \"I",
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    "editor1": "<p><em>Kolkata, Jan 7 - Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said India&#39;s maiden Test series win in Australia is a &quot;terrific&quot; achievement and credited the way the team <\/em><em>batted<\/em><em> for the success.<\/em><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;It&#39;s a terrific win. They played excellent cricket throughout and the batting clicked. They scored 400-600 runs and that was the key,&quot; Ganguly told reporters at the Eden Gardens here.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Virat Kohli-led team entered the history books by winning the first-ever Test series Down Under.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAfter the visiting team won the Adelaide and Melbourne Tests, the fourth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) ended in a draw as no play was possible on the last day due to continuous downpour. India clinched the series 2-1.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAsked to compare Kohli&#39;s side with teams of the past including his feted team which drew 1-1 in Australia, India&#39;s best result prior to this, Ganguly said: &quot;I don&#39;t compare ever. So I can&#39;t answer that question.&quot;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nGanguly also heaped praise on young wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant who had a groundbreaking series scoring 350 runs in seven innings -- the second highest -- which included an unbeaten 159, and also broke the record for the most catches by an Indian stumper in a Test series with 20 catches in the four Tests.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;He will be a superb player for india in the future. He has been so good in the series and in future also he will shine,&quot; Ganguly said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOn highest run-getter Cheteshwar Pujara and joint-most wicket taker Jasprit Bumrah, Ganguly said they were the main weapons for Kohli.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Bumrah and Pujara were simply brilliant. They played big roles behind the win,&quot; Ganguly added.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nPujara amassed 521 runs at 74.42 scoring three hundreds while Bumrah bagged 21 wickets alongwith Australian spinner Nathan Lyon to finish top of the charts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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