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    "excerpt": "Mumbai, Jan 12:\u00a0\u00a0India batting coach Vikram Rathour feels the competition between Shikhar Dhawan and K.L. Rahul for the opening slot is a healthy one, ahead of their three-match ODI series against A",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, Jan 12:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;India batting coach Vikram Rathour feels the competition between Shikhar Dhawan and K.L. Rahul for the opening slot is a healthy one, ahead of their three-match ODI series against Australia starting here on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s a good dilemma to have. Rohit is an obvious choice of course. Both of them (Shikhar and Rahul) are playing well. Shikhar has done well in one-dayers and Rahul is in great form. So we&#39;ll deal with it when we have to,&quot; Rathour told reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While Rohit Sharma is a certainty, it will be between Rahul and Dhawan with the latter making a comeback from injury in the T20 series against Sri Lanka and scoring runs. Rahul has been in great form in the last few months.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;There are still a couple of days to go. The management will sit down and make the choice,&quot; Rathour said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the relevance of an ODI series in a T20 World Cup year, Rathour said, &quot;It&#39;s a different format and cricket is a game of confidence. So as a batter and bowler, especially when you are playing against a team like Australia, who are one of the better teams in the world, performances do make a difference. It gives you a lot of confidence.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;ll take it as any other series, and playing against one of the better sides in the world, we are looking to do well as a team, looking to perform and win if possible,&quot; added the batting coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After the Mumbai ODI, the second game will be played in Rajkot on January 17 and the third in Bengaluru on January 19.<\/p>\r\n",
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