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    "excerpt": "Former English middle-order batter Graham Thorpe, who represented England in 100 Test matches, worked as a coach with the national side for over a decade.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Former England assistant coach Graham Thorpe has been named as Afghanistan&#39;s new head coach, replacing South African Lance Klusener, the Afghanistan cricket board said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Former English middle-order batter Graham Thorpe, who represented England in 100 Test matches, worked as a coach with the national side for over a decade. Thorpe along with head coach Chris Silverwood and managing director Ashley Giles lost their jobs after the Ashes debacle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a statement, the Afghanistan cricket board said, &quot;Former English middle-order batter Graham Thorpe has been named as the new head coach of our national men&#39;s cricket team. He will step up into the role of head coach ahead of the upcoming international events in Afghanistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Graham Thorpe has played hundred Test matches for England from 1987-2002, scoring 6744 runs at 44.66 with 16 centuries and the best of unbeaten 200*. He has also represented England in 82 One-day Internationals (ODIs) during the period, having scored 2380 runs at 37.18 with 21 half-centuries to his name in the format.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">IPL 2022 - Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Former coach Lance Klusener left the role in November after reaching an agreement with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to not extend his contract. And, after a four-month search for his replacement, the ACB have appointed Thorpe.<\/p>\r\n",
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