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    "editor1": "<p><strong>London, Oct 1: &nbsp;<\/strong>Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday assumed office as the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Sangakkara is the first non-British President of MCC and will hold the post for one year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I am thrilled to hold the prestigious position of MCC President and I look forward to working hard with the MCC to build on this incredible year of cricket,&quot; the former Sri Lankan international told www.lords.org.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We have an opportunity to convert more supporters to the game we love and educate them about the fantastic work MCC does locally, nationally and globally for cricket and those communities.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sangakkara has a long association with the MCC. He played against the club in 2002, opening the batting for the touring Sri Lankans in a first-class match at Queen&#39;s Park, Chesterfield. He also played for MCC against an International XI at Lord&#39;s in the 2005 Tsunami Relief Match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>His nomination was announced by the outgoing President Anthony Wreford at the MCC annual general meeting at Lord&#39;s in May this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;There is no better person than Kumar Sangakkara to take on the role of MCC President over the next twelve months,&quot; Wreford said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He strongly believes in the power of cricket to engage communities and he will be a pivotal ambassador for the important work that MCC does, including reaffirming its international reputation this summer by staging five ICC Men&#39;s Cricket World Cup matches including that magical final,&quot; he added.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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