{"id":50167,"date":"2020-07-30T07:41:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T05:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/union-welcomes-back-sought-after-cricket-coach-20200729-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:01:18","slug":"union-welcomes-back-sought-after-cricket-coach-20200729-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/union-welcomes-back-sought-after-cricket-coach-20200729-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Union welcomes back sought-after cricket coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_281e77dc\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9050\/93a7dc7b0a4c4d19b4b3765bd91e8860.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9050\/85a58277092f4bcbbd665c52fdf52413.jpg\" title=\"Union Cricket Club chairman Asad Ravat (left) with sought-after cricket coach Zarier Sirkhotte.                     Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Union Cricket Club chairman Asad Ravat (left) with sought-after cricket coach Zarier Sirkhotte.                     Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>UNION Cricket Club is proud to announce that Zarier Sirkhotte will be returning to his roots and coaching at the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club chairman Asad Ravat said, \u201cZarier is well sought after by many of the top clubs in the Eastern Cape. In the end and to our advantage, he has chosen Union to carry on his legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sirkotte\u2019s proud coaching record between 2010 and 2014 at Union will be extended as he guides the club\u2019s cricket programme towards premier league status. 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