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    "excerpt": "Wellington, Feb 2 (CRICKETNMORE): \u00a0After India suffered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat in the fourth ODI of the five-match series against New Zealand, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar has backed the ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Wellington, Feb 2 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> &nbsp;After India suffered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat in the fourth ODI of the five-match series against New Zealand, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar has backed the middle-order batsmen saying they step up whenever it is needed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speaking on the eve of the fifth and final contest of the rubber, Bangar said: &quot;The middle order has risen to the occasion many times and delivered. Yes some situation has been trying but it is not that the middle order hasn&#39;t performed.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Backing the middle-order batsmen by giving examples of previous occasions, the 46-year-old said: &quot;When required, more often than not whenever it has been put in a situation, it has delivered, may be the last game was an aberration.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the Indian top-order comprising Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and regular skipper Virat Kohli scoring the bulk of the runs in the recent times, Bangar said: &quot;If they (top-order batsmen) are batting well then the middle order doesn&#39;t get the opportunity required to maintain the groove.&quot;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It is also one of those series where our top order hasn&#39;t got a hundred, so it has given a lot of time to the middle order to go out there and play situations... and they have finished games when they have got an opportunity.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India, who already lead the rubber 3-1, will take on hosts New Zealand in the final contest here on Sunday.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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