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    "editor1": "<p>Galle, July 26 (CRICKETNMORE): India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match Test series here on Wednesday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nPlaying the first game under new coach Ravi Shastri, India decided to go with five bowlers. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/hardik-pandya-receives-test-cap-from-virat-kohli--29216\">All-rounder Hardik Pandya is making his Test debut.<\/a><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka, meanwhile is led by stand-in-skipper Rangana Herath in place of Dinesh Chandimal, who is down with pneumonia.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and Abhinav Mukund.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka: Rangana Herath (Captain), Upul Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella (WK), Danushka Gunathilaka, Dilruwan Perera, Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Pradeep.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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