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MUMBAI. — Sanjay Bangar, the former India and Railways all-rounder, has been appointed India’s head coach for the team’s tour to Zimbabwe. Bangar (43) had worked with the team as assistant coach till their previous international assignment, the World T20 in March and April this year, under team director Ravi Shastri.

Abhay Sharma, who most recently worked with the India Under-19 and A teams, was named fielding coach for the tour. He had also worked with the Rest of India team that beat Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in dramatic fashion in the 2016 Irani Cup.

Bangar oversaw India’s batsmen since the coaching team, also comprising Shastri, B Arun (bowling) and R Sridhar (fielding), was appointed during the limited-overs leg of India’s tour to England in 2014.

Their contracts expired at the end of the World T20 and the BCCI had said it would put together an interim coaching team for Zimbabwe. — Cricinfo.