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    "editor1": "<p>Islamabad, 28 October (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has left out veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal from its list of central contracts for the 2016-17 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afridi was in category A, the highest rung in last year&#39;s contract while Ajmal was in category B. The PCB released its list on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The PCB said as many as 30 players were included in four categories with Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, limited-overs captain Azhar Ali and Twenty20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed placed among eight players in category A.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Category A<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Azhar Ali, Muhammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmad and Yasir Shah<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Category B<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali Asad Shafiq, Muhammad Amir<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Category C<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Harris Sohail, Muhammad Rizwan, Imran Khan Sr., Shan Masood, Muhammad Irfan, Sami Aslam, Babar Azam, Imad Waseem, Hassan Ali<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Category D<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Anwer Ali, Zulfiqar Babar, Muhammad Asghar, Ahmed Shahzad, Umer Akmal Khalid Latif, Sharjeel Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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