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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sydney, Jan 23 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid has described the decision to include injured captain Michael Clarke in the 15-member squad for the World Cup as &quot;un-Australian&quot;.<\/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;\">Dravid also said that without Clarke the Australian team would not face too much of a difficulty in the upcoming quadrennial tournament as in-form batsman Steven Smith would seamlessly fill in the void.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Also read&rArr;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ronchi-elliot-post-new-record-as-nz-thrash-sri-lanka--6494\">Ronchi, Elliot post new record as NZ thrash Sri Lanka<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;You just felt they had to take this decision. It&rsquo;s almost a very un-Australian decision,&rdquo; Dravid was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo Friday.<\/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;\">&ldquo;Without him (Clarke) being in the squad and you just bring Steven Smith into it, they don&rsquo;t look a weaker side at all.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/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;\">Dravid hoped that the co-hosts haven&#39;t taken an emotional decision, a trait particularly unheard of in Australian cricket.<\/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;\">Clarke has been dogged by persistent problems on his back and hamstring that forced him to partially miss the recent home Test series against Australia.<\/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;\">&ldquo;In fact, some people might argue they actually look a better side. I just hope it is not an emotional decision,&rdquo; added the 42-year-old batting legend.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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