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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">St. John&#39;s (Antigua), Oct 4 (IANS\/CMC) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced that a global search has been launched to find a new head coach for the West Indies cricket team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">A WICB statement released Friday said the new coach must have a proven track record as a world-class coach, sound practical experience in developing elite players and teams as well as at least five years experience as a head coach, reports CMC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;These are just some of the attributes that candidates for head coach of the West Indies team will need to possess to be considered for the position,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The position became vacant following the resignation of Ottis Gibson in August with more than a year remaining on his contract.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;We expect a lot of interest in this position from not only within the Caribbean, but from outside the region,&rdquo; said WICB Chief Executive Officer Michael Muirhead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Our stakeholders and our fans have high expectations. Though there have been periods of success in recent times, we have struggled to consistently maintain that success over a sustained.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The WICB says Gibson&rsquo;s replacement must have international or first-class coaching credentials.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Interested candidates must also possess key skills such as being an accomplished strategic planner, an excellent communicator and people manager and an ability to develop and improve talent, WICB said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;The West Indies has a rich history in this game, so it is most important for us to identify the right individual for the organization, the team and the region,&rdquo; said Muirhead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;We must vigorously examine all options in order to identify the best possible candidate because there is a lot of hard work ahead for us to see our side sustain playing at a consistently high level in the future.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">No timeline was given for the appointment of the new West Indies head coach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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