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    "editor1": "<p>Colombo, July 12 (CRICKETNMORE) : The sudden resignation of Angelo Matthews has prompted Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to appoint Dinesh Chandimal as the national team&#39;s Test captain while veteran Upul Tharanga was handed over the reins of the side in the shorter formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: BentonSans-Bold, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 12px; padding: 5px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/dhoni-moves-up-in-the-icc-rankings--28866\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(74, 74, 74); text-decoration-line: none; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; line-height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">Dhoni moves up in the ICC Rankings<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n<p>The national cricket board on Wednesday announced captaincy roles for Chandimal and Tharanga.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Dinesh Chandimal has been appointed captain of the national Test team whilst Upul Tharanga has been appointed captain of ODI and T20 formats,&quot; the board said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Wicket-keeper batsman Chandimal has so far played 36 Tests, scoring 2,540 runs at an average of 42.33 while Tharanga averages 34.32 in One-Day Internationals (ODI) and 13.50 in Twenty20 International&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: BentonSans-Bold, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.1; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 12px; padding: 5px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ravi-shastri-appointed-team-india-head-coach-till-2019-cricket-world-cup--28845\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration-line: none; outline: 0px; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; line-height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color:#0000FF;\">Ravi Shastri appointed India head coach, Zaheer bowling coach &amp; Dravid overseas batting consultant<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n<p>Mathews stepped down as captain following a poor show against Zimbabwe, where the hosts lost 2-3 in the just-concluded ODI series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mathews had led Sri Lanka in 34 Tests, 98 ODIs and 12 T20Is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The new captains will kick-start their leadership stints in the full home series against India, starting July 26.<\/p>\r\n",
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