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    "excerpt": "Jaipur, April 12 (CRICKETNMORE): \u00a0Having made a game out of a small total, Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane praised his boys despite the four-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings and said that h",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Jaipur, April 12 (CRICKETNMORE): <\/strong>&nbsp;Having made a game out of a small total, Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane praised his boys despite the four-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings and said that he wouldn&#39;t have done anything differently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Even though Ben Stokes gave away 18 runs off the last over, the captain stood by his bowlers for stretching the game till the last ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I don&#39;t think so (when asked if he&#39;d have done anything differently). Credit to our bowlers, on that wicket I thought 150 was low. We should have batted better, on that wicket -- 170 would have been very good. We feel disappointed.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was about having the belief. We knew that if we take wickets in the powerplay, we&#39;ll be in the game. Fielding will be crucial, we did that pretty well,&quot; he explained.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Even though the Royals ended on the losing side, Rahane said that there was a lot of positives. But he also warned that the players have to come out all guns blazing in the remaining games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Lots to improve upon in the last 5-6 games. I&#39;m sure the guys will take it on and learn from these mistakes. Sanju (Samson) was back and that was a plus point. Jaydev (Unadkat) was bowling really well. Prayag did really well in his first game. We got to find the balance right, depending on the conditions. I still feel you need to win crunch situations in T20 format,&quot; he pointed out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Asked about how he was enjoying his own role as captain, Rahane said: &quot;I&#39;m really enjoying my role -- lot to learn as well. This is a challenge for me. It&#39;s about taking step by step. As a captain, it&#39;s a different challenge altogether, but I&#39;m enjoying it.&quot;&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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