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    "excerpt": "Ahead of the 3-match ODI series against South Africa, Bangladesh have hired former South African all-rounder Albie Morkel as the team's Power-Hitting coach.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Former South African all-rounder Albie Morkel will be the Bangladesh men&#39;s cricket team power-hitting coach during their three-match One-day International (ODI) assignment here beginning on March 18.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Following the ODI series, which will conclude at Centurion on March 23, Bangladesh will also play two Tests against South Africa at Durban and Port Elizabeth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A report in espncricinfo said on Tuesday that Morkel had linked up with the touring Bangladesh side at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, &quot;where they are playing an intra-squad practice match&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The report said that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had been looking to add a power-hitting coach to their support staff following Bangladesh&#39;s dismal performance at the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He (Morkel) will be with the ODI team for a week or so. He will help the batters,&quot; the report quoting Jalal Yunus, the BCB&#39;s cricket operations chairman, said. &quot;We will see how it goes, and then decide what happens afterwards.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 40-year-old Morkel, who has played one Test, 58 ODIs and 50 T20Is for South Africa between 2004 and 2015, was assistant coach for the Namibia men&#39;s team in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/indian-premier-league-2022-schedule-squads\">IPL 2022 - Schedule & Squad<\/a><\/p><p>Bangladesh have made several appointments to their support staff, bringing in Khaled Mahmud as team director, South Africa&#39;s Russell Domingo as head coach, Australian Jamie Siddons as Test batting coach and Allan Donald as fast-bowling coach. Besides, spin-bowling coach Sri Lanka&#39;s Rangana Herath and fielding coach Australia&#39;s Shane McDermott are also with the squad.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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