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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Kolkata, May 5 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday roped in former South African gloveman Mark Boucher as their wicket-keeping consultant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The South African, who featured in more than 450 international games will join hands with his former teammate Jacques Kallis - the head coach of the franchise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, we have roped in Mark Boucher as the wicket-keeping consultant,&rdquo; a KKR source told a news agency..<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Presently the Knights have two wicket-keeper batsmen in their squad -- Robin Uthappa and Sheldon Jackson. The latter however, has not played in a game this season yet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Boucher, 39, is not a stranger to the league. He donned the Royal Challengers Bangalore jersey between 2008 and 2010 and then played for the Knights in 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He played 147 Tests, 295 One-Day Internationals and 25 T20 Internationals, where he had a record 998 international dismissals to his credit. His career was cut short by a freak eye injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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