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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday said for him the man-of-match was Suryakumar Yadav who smashed a cameo scoring 46 from 20 balls to help his side successfully chase down a tough target in the IPL opener against Mumbai Indians.<\/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;\">However, Kight Riders&#39; pace spearhead Morne Morkel was chosen as the man of the match for his impressive figures of 2\/18.<\/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;Definitely for me, Man-of-the-match, would be Surya. He showed maturity and amazing hitting,&quot; said Gambhir at the post match media conference.<\/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;\">Gambhir said Surya Kumar was made vice-captain as KKR believes in grooming individuals, unlike other franchises which groom players.<\/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;We gave him the vice-captaincy because of his sense of responsibility and he has lived upto that. He is young and he&#39;s gotta lot to learn, in KKR we groom individuals that is what makes us different from other franchises,&quot; Gambhir said.<\/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;\">Asked about West Indies spinner Sunil Narine who was lacklustre in the season opener, the skipper said,&quot;Well he was very good, the way he bowled was fantastic, maybe not at his best but he obviously showed a lot of character.<\/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;We will just let him get into the groove and not rush him into the thick of things, like a I said before even if he bowls straight he will still be a danger.&quot;&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;\">Gambhir scored a pacy 57 off 43 balls to help his side overhaul the Mumbai Indians&#39; 168 with nine deliveries and seven wickets in hand.<\/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;\">Asked whether the way he danced down the track a couple of times to Mumbai Indian spinners Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh was a pre-determined tactic, Gambhir said: &quot; There wasn&#39;t much for the spinners, we wanted to have wickets in hand, so that we could get 10 or 12 an over at the end.<\/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;So I decided to attack the spinners, the ball wasn&#39;t turning much and it thus became a part of the plan.&quot;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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