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    "editor1": "<p><strong>St. John&rsquo;s (Antigua), July 9 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> West Indies wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin has expressed shock over the selection committee&#39;s decision to exclude him from the Test side which is set to face India in a four-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The former Windies skipper said in a tweet on Wednesday that he had been told by the chairman of selectors, Courtney Browne, that his batting average was not good enough for him to make the cut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The chairman (Browne) called me and he explained to me I would no longer be in the four Test series coming up against India. He said over the past five six years my averages haven&#39;t been where they should be as a Test player so they need someone else to fill that position and do well for the West Indies,&quot; Ramdin said in an interview on a local radio station on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I&#39;m pretty disappointed with it; any player would be disappointed. That was said to me that I have to get back in the four-day regional set up and score runs again,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With a career average of 25.87, Ramdin has amassed 2898 runs from 74 games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It seems like I&#39;m not a senior player who has done well over the years. But I&#39;ve been down that road before and come back and done very well so I think the process is easy,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ramdin was also stripped of the captaincy following a home series loss to Australia last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I haven&rsquo;t felt any pressure for the last three or four years. It was quite a surprise to me. I felt a bit surprised but I have no choice but to live by the decision of the higher authority. I don&#39;t own cricket and well I have to go back to my game in the regional four day set up and come again,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 31-year-old also failed to get a contract with a Caribbean Premier League team because of contractual obligations with the West Indies cricket board.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;My name was in the draft. I was called by Barbados Tridents and I was told after that I can not because we have Test matches coming up. I was told we were not allowed to get into the draft. I was stopped and if that was in their plans they could have given me the opportunity to go ahead and play my CPL and earn some cash,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Now I&#39;m losing out on both sides. What happens to Denesh Ramdin,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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