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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Dubai, Feb 5 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO David Richardson hopes the 11th World Cup will instil fresh energy into the One-Day International (ODI) format, whose popularity has been shrinking following the arrival of shorter Twenty20 version.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Crowd figures in 50-over games have fallen in the recent past and there is a fear the concept will become irrelevant following the rise of T20 and the traditional popularity of Tests.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">However, former South African cricketer Richardson Thursday insisted the state of the ODI format is in a strong position globally.<\/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:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Also Read&nbsp;&rArr;&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/icc-world-cup-ticket-sales-heading-for-million-mark--6867\">ICC World Cup ticket sales heading for million mark<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;ODI cricket is strong in a number of countries. We&rsquo;ve just seen a series recently in South Africa where there were full houses and you get good crowds in India and in most parts of the world,&rdquo; Richardson said in an ICC release.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Richardson feels that the format helps evolution of the other two versions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;I still think that ODI cricket is the perfect bridge between Test cricket, the long traditional form of the game, and the short, entertainment-filled T20. The 50-over game is a marvellous, day&rsquo;s entertainment,&quot; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">&quot;With the current ODI regulations encouraging a very attacking approach, be it towards batting, bowling or captaincy, I think that this World Cup will help cement the ODI&rsquo;s place for the future.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">On how he would like the quadrennial tournament to be remembered, he added: &ldquo;For good cricket, as major events are defined by the quality and competitiveness of cricket.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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