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    "excerpt": "Auckland, Jan 24:\u00a0\u00a0India skipper Virat Kohli on Friday won the toss and elected to field in the first T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand at the Eden Park. \"We're going to have a b",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Auckland, Jan 24:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;India skipper Virat Kohli on Friday won the toss and elected to field in the first T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand at the Eden Park.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We&#39;re going to have a bowl first. It looks a nice pitch to bat on. It might be hard to pick the ball up initially due to twilight. We&#39;re pretty much fine (from the travel) but we&#39;re fine now. We&#39;ve played 50-over cricket (heading to this series) and are ready for T20 cricket,&quot; said Kohli.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The character to bounce back from difficult situations gives us an edge in alien conditions. We just got to come out and play with belief in our abilities,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said: &quot;It was a 50-50 decision with the track being used. We would want to get some runs on the board first and then defend it.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s a fantastic opportunity against one of the best sides, if not the best sides. It&#39;s a chance for us to become a better side and execute our plans,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Playing XIs<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India: Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tim Seifert(w), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Hamish Bennett<\/p>\r\n",
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