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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mumbai, July 2 , Former India batsman Hrishikesh Kanitkar and wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra on Thursday announced their retirements from all forms of the game.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nKanitkar scored over 8,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy, inclusive of 28 centuries. He played two Tests and 34 One-Day Internationals (ODI). He was part of Indian teams that did well in quite a few limited-overs competitions in the late 1990s.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRatra represented India in six Tests and 12 ODIs, and was a consistent performer at the domestic level. He was a member of the Indian team that won the Under-19 World Cup in 2000.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;On behalf of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), I congratulate both Hrishikesh and Ajay for memorable careers, and wish them all the best for the future,&quot; BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said in a statement.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nKanitkar will be remembered for his contributions for India, at crucial stages in several limited-overs matches and tournaments in the late 1990s. It was under his captaincy that Rajasthan first won the Ranji Trophy, in 2010-11. He led the team to another Ranji triumph in the next season.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nRatra will be remembered for his unbeaten 115 against the West Indies in Antigua in 2001-02 that made him the youngest wicketkeeper-batsman to score a Test hundred.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;Both Hrishikesh and Ajay were hardworking cricketers and thorough professionals. I have no doubt that they will display the same qualities in their chosen vocations,&quot; BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: justify;\">(IANS)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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