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    "excerpt": "Chennai, Dec 15:\u00a0West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and opted to field against India in the first contest of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) rubber at the M.A. Chidambaram St",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Chennai, Dec 15:<\/strong>&nbsp;West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and opted to field against India in the first contest of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) rubber at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We will field first. This pitch is bit of an unknown so we will see how it behaves. We are looking forward to this challenge. We have done a lot of talking how we want to play international cricket. We want to be competitive,&quot; Pollard said at the toss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India skipper Virat Kohli said: &quot;Very happy to bat first. It looks like a dry track and we would have wanted to bat anyway. A decent total on the board would put us in a strong position. In 50 overs, strike rotation is important and that&#39;s where our bowling attack becomes lethal. West Indies are a dangerous side and we can&#39;t take them lightly.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The guys who are not playing are Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur,&quot; Kohli added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Playing XI:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (Captain), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Kedar Jadhav, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>West Indies: Shai Hope (wicket-keeper), Sunil Ambris, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Kieron Pollard (Captain), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Hayden Walsh, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell<\/strong><br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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