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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, Oct 1: <\/strong>Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has backed Rohit Sharma as the Indian opener and felt he can make a mark in the upcoming Test series against South Africa, starting on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rohit was inducted in the Indian Test team as KL Rahul was ruled out from the three-match rubber due to poor form. However, several questions were raised about Rohit&#39;s abilities in the longest format of the game after he was dismissed for a duck in the practice game against the Proteas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But Gambhir said that he is not too worried about Sharma&#39;s failure in the warm-up game in Vizianagaram. &quot;It is a fantastic opportunity for Rohit Sharma to announce himself as a Test opening batsman. I am not looking too deep into his two-ball duck in the practice game,&quot; Gambhir wrote in a column for Times of India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Besides, it will be disastrous to shuffle around Rohit if he doesn&#39;t succeed in this series. We should remember that he is a makeshift opening batsman. His success as an opening batsman in white-ball cricket can&#39;t guarantee equally good returns in Test matches,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Trust me, Rohit will have nerves but the Indian team&#39;s dressing room will have to ensure that these nerves don&#39;t get converted into self-doubt. I can tell you from experience that it is a terrible space to be in,&quot; Gambhir wrote.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, India skipper Virat Kohli had also backed Rohit and reckoned that the Mumbai batsman needs to be given space and time to perform as a Test opener.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;If he (Rohit) comes into his own then the whole batting order looks a completely different batting order anywhere in the world,&quot; Kohli had said.<\/p>\r\n",
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