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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lucknow, Nov 30<\/strong>&nbsp; West Indies captain Jason Holder reckons his side has a chance of finishing in the top five of the World Test Championship after their nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their only Test here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Windies are currently ranked eighth in the ICC Test team rankings, however Holder felt his team will soon be at the fourth or fifth spot in the charts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I think by the end of the Test Championship, I don&#39;t see it being impossible for us to be fourth or fifth in the world,&quot; Holder was quoted as saying by the ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;That would be a significant achievement in a two-year period. We&#39;ve got some tough series coming up: we&#39;ve got England, then South Africa coming to the Caribbean, then we&#39;ve got New Zealand -- all good cricket sides. But I don&#39;t think it&#39;s beyond us to beat them. We&#39;ve just got to make sure we keep building and developing. Once we do that, we can compete with any side in the world. A realistic target in two years would be to be ranked three or four in the world,&quot; he expressed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While the one-off Test against Afghanistan was not a part of the World Test Championship, the Windies skipper said the experience has helped them improve.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We did expect the spinners to play a heavy role in this game, but with the new ball we probably expected a little more from the fast bowlers,&quot; explained Holder.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;As the ball got older, I felt it did a little bit more. Their openers played well and pretty much saw off the new ball,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Praising spinner Rahkeem Cornwall, who was the Player of the Match for his 10-wicket haul, Holder said: &quot;Our spinners really came into effect with the harder ball, so I think it all worked out the way it was supposed to. Credit to Rahkeem (Cornwall).&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He bowled an exceptional spell in the first innings and then backed it up really well in the second innings, supported well by the other bowlers,&quot; the skipper added.<\/p>\r\n",
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