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    "title": "We recommended Zaheer for 150 days a year: Ganguly",
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    "editor1": "<p>Kolkata, July 14 (CRICKETNMORE) Former India captain and Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly on Friday said they had recommended former star seamer Zaheer Khan as bowling consultant for &quot;150 days&quot;.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As per the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) media release on Thursday, both Zaheer and former national team skipper Rahul Dravid were appointed &quot;on overseas tour-to-tour basis, as per the requirement of the team&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>But Ganguly here said that their recommendation for the World Cup winning left-arm pacer to be appointed as India&#39;s bowling consultant was for 150 days a year, which is much more than the total number of days India usually spend on tours abroad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;(We recommended) 150 days a year,&quot; Ganguly told reporters here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India played in the Caribbean from June 23 till July 9 and will be travelling to Sri Lanka for three Tests, five ODIs and one T20 from July 26-September 6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The national squad is scheduled to tour South Africa later this year between November and January<\/p>\r\n",
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