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    "excerpt": "Melbourne, Dec 9 (IANS) Controversial England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has backed co-hosts New Zealand to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.",
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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Melbourne, Dec 9 (IANS)&nbsp;Controversial England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has backed co-hosts New Zealand to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe former England batsman, who arrived here Monday to play with the Melbourne Stars in the KFC T20 Big Bash League, did not miss a beat when asked who he thought would win the World Cup next year.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;I think New Zealand will win the World Cup,&quot; Pietersen was quoted as saying by the Cricket Australia (CA) website.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;New Zealand are the best team in the world at the moment. Just the way they are playing, I think they are playing brilliant cricket.&quot;&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBut he added New Zealand&rsquo;s hopes would rely on the fitness of pacers Trent Boult and Tim Southee.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Black Caps have never made a World Cup final and are currently ranked seventh in the ICC One-Day International team rankings.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThey are level on 96 ratings points with the West Indies and trail sixth-ranked Pakistan by two ratings points.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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