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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Dubai, Aug 6:<\/strong>&nbsp;After twin tons in the first Ashes Test against England, Australia batsman Steven Smith has climbed a spot in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Smith, who was banned for a year following the infamous Sandpaper Gate fiasco against South Africa in Cape Town, smashed 144 and 142 in the two innings of the first Test at Edgbaston to move a place ahead to be at the third spot with 903 points and is followed by India&#39;s Cheteshwar Pujara.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The chart is led by India skipper Virat Kohli, who remains at the top spot with 922 points in his kitty.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson maintains his second spot while his comptraiot Henry Nicholls sits at the fifth spot followed by England&#39;s Joe Root and Australia opener David Warner.<\/p>\r\n",
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