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    "excerpt": "Harare, Aug 24 (CRICKETNMORE):  Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Friday confirmed former India international Lalchand Rajput as the head coach of the national team, a couple of months after he joined on an interim basis. "Zimbabwe Cricket is thrilled to announce",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Harare, Aug 24 (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;<\/strong>Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Friday confirmed former India international Lalchand Rajput as the head coach of the national team, a couple of months after he joined on an interim basis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Zimbabwe Cricket is thrilled to announce Lalchand Rajput has been appointed as the substantive head coach of our men&#39;s national team,&quot; ZC confirmed in a statement on Twitter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The former @BCCI international is a respected and successful coach reputed for his passion, hard work and intimate knowledge of the game #AllTheBest,&quot; the statement added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Commenting on his association on a permanent basis, Rajput said: &quot;It is an honour and privilege to work with Zimbabwe Cricket and I am really pleased to be given this opportunity to take this team to the next level, to work hard and ensure we make a difference in the coming years.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rajput, who represented India in two Tests and four one-day internationals, has successfully coached the men-in-blue to the inaugural ICC World T20 title in 2007.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He was later associated with the Afghanistan national side. In between, he also coached Mumbai Indians in the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) season and mentored them this year.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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