Gary Kirsten amassed over 14,000 runs throughout codecs in 286 Worldwide matches for South Africa. (AFP file Photograph)
Gary Kirsten’s sharp cricketing mind and MS Dhoni’s Midas contact labored wonders for India within the 2011 World Cup and their workforce went on to script historical past
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY KIRSTEN: Gary Kirsten is without doubt one of the best batters to have represented South Africa. The legendary southpaw amassed over 14,000 runs throughout codecs in 286 Worldwide matches. Kirsten can be well-known due to his teaching profession which has made him a star within the cricketing world. The highly-vaunted coach guided Workforce India to a well-known ODI World Cup triumph in 2011.
Gujarat Titans’s David Miller and Gary Kirsten after profitable the IPL 2022. (IPL/BCCI)
On the eve of his fifty fifth birthday, allow us to check out Gary Kirsten’s phenomenal profession as a coach.
Workforce India’s head coach
Kirsten was Workforce India’s head coach when the Males in Blue lifted the coveted World Cup after 28 years. Kirsten joined forces with MS Dhoni as the 2 cast a champion aspect.
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Workforce India had a disastrous marketing campaign within the 2007 World Cup beneath Greg Chappell. Rahul Dravid and Co have been knocked out of the event after dropping to the likes of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, Kirsten’s sharp cricketing mind and Dhoni’s Midas contact labored wonders for India within the World Cup 2011 and their workforce went on to script historical past.
MS Dhoni-led India misplaced only one match within the showpiece occasion and confirmed nerves of metal within the knockout matches.
Magic within the Indian Premier League
Gary Kirsten labored his magic within the Indian Premier League as nicely. The previous Proteas skipper was the mentor of the Gujarat Titans workforce which gained the event in its maiden marketing campaign.
Guided Netherlands to win in opposition to SA in T20 World Cup
Not too long ago, Kirsten was roped in by the Royal Dutch Cricket Federation to bolster Netherland’s teaching workers forward of the T20 World Cup. Kirtsten served as a marketing consultant within the the Netherlands workforce alongside Dan Christian.
Netherlands certified for the Tremendous 12 stage and performed an thrilling model of cricket. They completed on the fourth place and even surprised South Africa within the Tremendous 12 spherical. Netherlands’ astonishing success within the not too long ago concluded T20 World Cup may be attributed to the genius of Gary Kirsten.
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