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    "excerpt": "Mumbai, April 13 (CRICKETNMORE); \u00a0With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 just one and half months away, the dilemma over the No. 4 slot in the Indian batting-order still remains as skipper Virat Kohli&#",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, April 13 (CRICKETNMORE); &nbsp;<\/strong>With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 just one and half months away, the dilemma over the No. 4 slot in the Indian batting-order still remains as skipper Virat Kohli&#39;s recent experiments for the spot has not shown results.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the recently concluded home-series against Australia, which the men in blue lost 3-2, Ambati Rayudu was experimented at the fourth position for the first three games however, he failed miserably with scores of 13, 18 and 2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With the 15-member squad for the showpiece event to be announced on April 15, and most of the former cricketers speaking out about their preference for the No. 4 man, former India opener Gautam Gambhir on Saturday threw his weight behind Kerala opener Sanju Samson.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Samson is currently featuring for the Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League (IPL) and has smashed a fine hundred (102 unbeaten off 55) against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He has also been amongst runs in the IPL with 146 runs from four games, averaging 48.67 with a decent strike-rate of 152.08. Sanju however, is yet to make his ODI debut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speaking on Star Sports Game Plan: India&#39;s Road to World Cup show, the former opener said: &quot;For me it&#39;s been very clear, and I see Sanju Samson the right person who can fit No. 4 spot of the team. I have always believed in thinking out of the box and look for best quality players, Sanju would be the best pick.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Star Sports, the official broadcaster for the mega tournament will also on Monday broadcast the press conference where the Indian squad will be announced.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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