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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, May 19 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday backed his former skipper and legendary batsman Rahul Dravid to become the next India head coach, which has been lying vacant for more than a year following the departure of Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Harbhajan also suggested that recently-retired pacer Zaheer Khan will make a very good bowling coach for the national side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;In my personal view, I definitely feel someone like (Rahul) Dravid will be a very good choice for the head coach. For the bowling department, Zaheer (Khan) fits the bill. But that is just what I feel as it all depends on the right people sitting in the BCCI to choose the coach,&quot; the Punjab tweaker told reporters during the launch of the &#39;Ballr&#39; mobile sporting application here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dravid, who currently is the head coach of the India A and under-19 sides, is also the mentor of the Zaheer Khan-led Delhi Daredevils in the ongoing ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speculation on Dravid&#39;s elevation to the top post gathered momentum after the Karnataka star guided the India colts to the final of the U-19 World Cup in January.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With star batsman Virat Kohli recently suggesting former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori&#39;s name for India&#39;s head coach&#39;s job, Harbhajan said that the Kiwi star will turn out to be a good candidate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Daniel has been a great cricketer during his playing days. He has played a lot for New Zealand and got good knowledge of the game, he will definitely make a good candidate. But it all depends on the BCCI to choose whoever is good for Indian cricket,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency.<\/p>\r\n",
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