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    "excerpt": "CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award: Legendary India cricketer and coach Anshuman Gaekwad passed away at the age of 71 on Wednesday night after losing a battle with blood cancer. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India from 1975 to 1987, apart from playing 206 first-class games for Baroda.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Legendary India cricketer and coach <strong>Anshuman Gaekwad<\/strong> passed away at the age of 71 on Wednesday night after losing a battle with blood cancer. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India from 1975 to 1987, apart from playing 206 first-class games for Baroda.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Snehal Parikh, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Baroda Cricket Association (BCA), told IANS that Gaekwad passed away at around 10 pm. Gaekwad travelled to King&rsquo;s College Hospital in London for his blood cancer treatment and returned to his hometown Baroda in June to continue his treatment at a local hospital.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As a batter, Gaekwad amassed 1985 runs in the longer format, and his highest score was 201 against Pakistan. He also made 269 runs in the 50-over format. Gaekwad had a fruitful partnership with batting legend Sunil Gavaskar in Tests and had a long tenure as his opening partner.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Later, after working as a selector, Gaekwad served as India&#39;s head coach from October 1997 to September 1999.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Under his tenure, leg-spinner Anil Kumble took all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan at New Delhi in 1999.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Gaekwad was honoured with CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2017-18 and also served as a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) alongside Kapil Dev and Shantha Rangaswamy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Under his tenure, leg-spinner Anil Kumble took all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan at New Delhi in 1999.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-topics\/paris-olympics\">Paris Olympics News<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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