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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, September&nbsp;2 <\/strong>- &nbsp;India Test skipper Virat Kohli has become the No.1 ranked Twenty20 International (T20I) batsman in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli overtook Australia&#39;s Aaron Finch, who missed Monday&#39;s 20-over clash against England in Cardiff, which the home side won by five runs.Finch dropped 17 points to 854, which, in turn, means he now trails the Indian batsman -- who is currently on 861 -- by seven points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Moving up the batting table following Monday&#39;s T20I were rival captains Eoin Morgan of England and Steven Smith of Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Morgan slapped three fours and seven sixes in a 39-ball 74, which has helped him rise six places to eighth, while Smith&#39;s 53-ball 90, which included seven boundaries and four sixes, has helped him rocket 62 places to 96th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England&#39;s Moeen Ali, meanwhile, has achieved a career-high 77th spot after his 46-ball 72, which included six fours and three sixes, which has seen him vault up 79 places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the bowling list, Australian pacer Pat Cummins, who had figures of 2\/25 in the match, has moved up 11 places to join South African spinner Imran Tahir at the 14th spot. Australia&#39;s Glenn Maxwell has moved up three places to 29th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The bowlers&#39; rankings is headed by leg-spinner Samuel Badree of the West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Meanwhile, Australia have dropped one place to third in the team rankings after Monday&#39;s loss. They are one spot ahead of India.This has put Pakistan in second place, six points behind World Twenty20 champions Sri Lanka. England have retained their eighth position on the table.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 18.9090900421143px;\">(IANS)<\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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