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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">2003 Cricket World Cup is often remembered as the cup of controversies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">In one of the biggest controversies of 2003 ICC cricket world cup,&nbsp;Australian legendry leg spinner and Man of the final in 1999 world cup, Shane Warne&nbsp;was ruled out&nbsp;from the tournament in South Africa after a drug test revealed the presence of a banned diuretic. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">It was a big blow for the defending champions as the incident happened a day before the team&#39;s opening game against Pakistan.&nbsp;The spinner had been ruled out after testing positive.&nbsp;Warne pleaded his innocence and claimed he had only taken a pill to help reduce his weight on the advice of his mother.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">&quot;I&#39;m shocked because I have not taken performance enhancing drugs.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">I did take a fluid tablet before my comeback game in Sydney. The tablet is supposed to dehydrate you and rid your body of any excess fluid. I didn&#39;t know it contained any banned substance&quot;, <em>Shane warne said in an interview.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: justify;\">He&nbsp;received a 12-month ban subsequently. However, it dosen&#39;t&nbsp;affected the team&#39;s&nbsp;performance as Australia won their third World Cup title.<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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