{
  "id": 8936903,
  "title": "CSK Appoint Zaheer Khan As Head Coach For IPL 2027 After Stephen Fleming Steps Down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/csk-appoint-zaheer-khan-as-head-coach-for-ipl-2027-after-stephen",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:13:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/csk-appoint-zaheer-khan-as-head-coach-for-ipl-2027-after-stephen-fleming-steps-down"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have named former India pacer Zaheer Khan as their new head coach for the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The franchise announced the appointment on its official social media, hailing Zaheer as \"Left Arm ‘Taking’ Over!\" Fleming, who served CSK for 18 years, is stepping down to take up a role as head coach of England's Men's Test team. Zaheer brings extensive experience from both his playing and coaching career, having captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals in the IPL and amassing 610 wickets for India across all formats.",
  "summary": "Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have appointed former India pacer Zaheer Khan as their new head coach for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2027 season. Zaheer will take charge after the franchise ended its long association with Stephen Fleming. Chennai Super Kings made the announcement of Zaheer Khan's appointment on its official social media. CSK shared the post and said, \"Left Arm “Taking” Over!…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Chennai Super Kings appoint Zaheer Khan as head coach for IPL 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/chennai-super-kings-appoint-zaheer-khan-as-head-coach-for-ipl-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:55:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "MS Dhoni Involved In CSK Decision To Appoint Zaheer Khan As Head Coach For IPL 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ms-dhoni-involved-in-csk-decision-to-appoint-zaheer-khan-as-head",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:12:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}