{"id":3379,"date":"2024-03-18T13:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/watch-mumbai-indians-head-coach-mark-boucher-uncomfortably-avoids-query-on-rohit-sharmas-removal-as-captain-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T13:59:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:59:54","slug":"watch-mumbai-indians-head-coach-mark-boucher-uncomfortably-avoids-query-on-rohit-sharmas-removal-as-captain-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/watch-mumbai-indians-head-coach-mark-boucher-uncomfortably-avoids-query-on-rohit-sharmas-removal-as-captain-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher uncomfortably avoids query on Rohit Sharma\u2019s removal as captain | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img 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