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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Hamilton, Jan 14 (IANS) Former New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe has expressed concern that the Black Caps&#39; tight schedule ahead of the World Cup could prove to be exhausting for the team.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore#\/csgsa\/43\/ENG\/1427\/2nd-ODI-New-Zealand-v-Sri-Lanka.html?type=scorecard\">2nd ODI - New Zealand v Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Crowe, in his latest column for CricInfo, wondered if the Black Caps have taken too much on their platter before the quadrennial tournament.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He viewed this as New Zealand&#39;s only worry in looking at their abilities to finally break the country&#39;s World Cup trophy drought.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;The 11th World Cup is just around the corner, yet New Zealand have a further eight games to play before they march out on February 14 to play the opening match against Sri Lanka. Normally that&#39;s more than a whole summer&#39;s worth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;To win the World Cup, New Zealand will need to play 17 one-day matches from here, which will be exhausting. This is my only concern as I assess their chances,&quot; Crowe wrote.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">New Zealand faces Sri Lanka in the second match of their seven-match ODI series in Hamilton Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">It will then play Pakistan in two One Day Internationals (ODIs) on the eve of the cup before a clash with Sri Lanka Feb 14.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Already there are injury concerns in the Black Caps camp, with leading batsman Kane Williamson resting a shoulder injury and veteran fast bowler Kyle Mills recovering from a hamstring problem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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