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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, July 26:\u00a0Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has heaped praise on England talisman Ben Stokes, saying no one in India can be compared to the star all-rounder. Stokes' all-round displ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, July 26:<\/strong>&nbsp;Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has heaped praise on England talisman Ben Stokes, saying no one in India can be compared to the star all-rounder.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Stokes&#39; all-round display recently helped England level their ongoing three-Test series against the West Indies and his performances with bat, ball and on the field have caught the imagination of fans and pundits around the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;You can&#39;t compare anyone in India at the moment to Ben Stokes. Absolutely not, because Ben Stokes is in his own league,&quot; Gambhir said on Star Sports&#39; show Cricket Connected.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;What he has done in Test cricket...what he has done in one-day cricket...what he has done in T20 cricket...I don&#39;t think so there&#39;s anyone, let alone in India, there isn&#39;t anyone who&#39;s even close to him in world cricket at the moment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;And that is the kind of impact player you need in every line-up. It would be a dream for every captain to have someone like Ben Stokes -- whether he&#39;s batting, whether he&#39;s bowling, whether he&#39;s fielding -- and he&#39;s a leader in his own capacity,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Stokes was recently named as England&#39;s captain for the first Test against the West Indies in the absence of regular skipper Joe Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Gambhir said that he doesn&#39;t need the arm-band to become a leader in the team as his performances speak for themselves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;You don&#39;t have to be a leader to be a leader, you don&#39;t need to be called a captain to be a captain. You can be a leader by your own performances as well,&quot; Gambhir said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;So, I think there are a lot of guys who would be actually looking to be like Ben Stokes, but unfortunately, there&#39;s no one at the moment like him in world cricket,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Stokes recently surpassed West Indies Test skipper Jason Holder to become the world&#39;s top-ranked all-rounder in the longest format while also attaining a career-best third position among batsmen in the latest ICC rankings.<\/p>\r\n",
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