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- ↑ Virat Kohli congratulates coach Raj Kumar Sharma for dronacharya award
- ↑ Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma appointed head coach of Malta national cricket team
- ↑ Raj Kumar Sharma to coach Malta cricket team
- ↑ "KP Bhaskar Appointed Delhi Head Coach, Rajkumar Sharma Bowling Coach". 29 August 2019.
