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  "id": 12847649,
  "title": "Kusal Mendis appointed Sri Lanka Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva steps down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/kusal-mendis-appointed-sri-lanka-test-captain-after-dhananjaya-de",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:45:06.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1557627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dhananjaya de Silva will remain available for selection when Sri Lanka next play Test cricket, in Pakistan in November",
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      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Dhananjaya de Silva steps down as Sri Lanka Test captain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dhananjaya-de-silva-steps-down-as-sri-lanka-test-captain",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:50:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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