Gary Kirsten

Gary Kirsten

Personal information
Full name	Gary Kirsten
Born	(1967-11-23) 23 November 1967 (age 51) Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Nickname	Gazza
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Opening Batsman, Coach
Relations	Paul Kirsten (brother) Peter Kirsten (half-brother)
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut (cap 257)	26 December 1993 v Australia
Last Test	30 March 2004 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 28)	14 December 1993 v Australia
Last ODI	3 March 2003 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	1
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987–2004	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 101 185 221 294 Runs scored 7,289 6,798 16,670 9,586 Batting average 45.27 40.95 48.31 36.58 100s/50s 21/34 13/45 46/79 18/58 Top score 275 188* 275 188* Balls bowled 349 30 1,727 138 Wickets 2 0 20 3 Bowling average 71.00 43 41.80 37.33 5 wickets in innings – – 1 – 10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 1/0 – 6/68 1/25 Catches/stumpings 83/– 61/1 171/– 97/1
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2009

Gary Kirsten (born 23 November 1967) is a former South African cricketer, and the World Cup winning coach of the Indian cricket team. He has played 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman. His half brother Peter, also played provincial cricket for Western Province, and then later for the South Africa cricket team which included the highlight of the Cricket World Cup in 1992.

He was the coach of Indian Cricket Team from 2007-2011. He was appointed as the coach of the South African cricket team in June 2011 and he stepped down in August 2013.^[1]

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  1 Playing career
  


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  2 Coaching career
  
  
  
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    2.1 India (2008–2011)
    
    
    
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      2.1.1 World Cup 2011
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    2.2 South Africa (2011–2013)
    
  
  
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    2.3 Hobart Hurricanes (2017–present)
    
  
  
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    2.4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (2017–present)
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Business interests
  


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  4 International awards
  
  
  
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    4.1 One Day International Cricket
    
    
    
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      4.1.1 Man of the Match awards
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 References
  

Playing career

Main article: List of international cricket centuries by Gary Kirsten

See also: List of highest individual scores in ODIs

Kirsten made his Test debut against Australia in Melbourne in 1993. He retired from international cricket in 2004 after crafting a match-winning 76 in his final innings, against New Zealand. Against the same country he had made history by becoming the first-ever Protea to play in 100 Test matches.

Over the years, he gained a reputation as being a sturdy batsman in both Test cricket and One Day cricket. He could up the tempo of an innings if he needed to, but more often than not he simply waited for the bad ball, much like Steve Waugh and Justin Langer. He was also a reliable fielder.
Kirsten held the South African records for most runs and centuries in a Test career, before both were surpassed by Jacques Kallis. He was the first Test batsman to make hundreds against each of the other 9 Test nations. He scored 275 runs against England as a result of batting for over 14 and a half hours as South Africa followed on at Kingsmead in Durban, it still stands as the second-longest innings (in terms of duration) in Test history.^[2] The high score was later surpassed by Graeme Smith when he made 277 against England in 2003. He still holds the record for highest innings by a South African in a One Day International; 188 not-out made against the United Arab Emirates during the 1996 World Cup, which is the tenth^[3] highest innings of all time in One Day International cricket, and the highest score in World Cup cricket history. This record stood until it was surpassed by Chris Gayle who scored 215 against Zimbabwe in 2015. Later, that record was surpassed by Martin Guptill who scored 237* against the West Indies in the quarter finals of that very World Cup.

Coaching career

India (2008–2011)

After retirement, Kirsten organized his own cricket academy.^[4] In November 2007, it emerged that Kirsten was a candidate for the vacant post of coach of the India team.^[5] The BCCI offered him a two-year contract for the post, and despite voicing reservations^[6] about concerns he had about having the full support of India players, he confirmed he would be taking the job on 4 December.^[7]

He officially started as coach on 1 March 2008. However, he travelled to Australia with India beforehand during the test series. His first full series in charge was against his home country, South Africa in March–April 2008 which was drawn 1–1. Also, he coached India to the finals of the Kitply Cup and 2008 Asia Cup (India lost both the finals). During his tenure as Coach of India, Indian cricket team won a home series against Australia beating them 2–0. Apart from clinching the Border-Gavaskar trophy, he also coached India to its first bilateral series win in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka and India's first Test and One-Day International series victories against New Zealand in New Zealand after 40 years. India also won the Compaq Cup, defeating Sri Lanka in the finals on 14 September 2009 by 46 runs. A highly accomplished batsman himself, he has brought in a considerable amount of improvement in the batting performances, which is largely associated with his ability to instill better confidence among younger players.

Gary Kirsten has been praised by all players for improving/enhancing their playing techniques, motivating them and discussing tactics that can be deployed on the field. The results could be clearly seen within months. He is considered the key force behind the clearly visible performance improvement in all players. In 2010, Prior to the start of India's tour of South Africa, Indian captain M.S. Dhoni described him as "The best thing to happen to Indian cricket."

In 2017, Kirsten spoke to HBR about the qualities of a great coach, coaching a young team, and learning from one’s mistakes. Here are some edited excerpts of his interview on Harvard Business Review Ascend.

World Cup 2011

After the tour of South Africa, which India drew 1–1 in the Test series lost 3–2 in ODIs, Kirsten announced he would not renew his contract with BCCI because of family commitments. Kirsten often stated that he wanted to spend time with his two growing sons, Joshua and James, and wife and said three years away from home was long enough. Immediately after the announcement Kirsten was linked with joining South Africa as their coach as the South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl also announced his contract would end after the World Cup as well.^[8]

Kirsten ended his tenure as coach after India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets and 10 balls to spare on 2 April 2011 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India.^[9] During the celebration, he was carried around the ground by Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan and Virat Kohli to show their respect.

Gary Kirsten cleared the air of any rumours about a renewal in contract by adopting a modest approach on his further availability as coach to the Indian team by stating that he wanted to say goodbye to India to spend time with his family.

South Africa (2011–2013)

On 5 June 2011 Kirsten was appointed the full-time coach of the South Africa national cricket team for a term period of two years. His first decision was to name AB De Villiers as the new captain for the limited overs game, replacing Graeme Smith who remains as the Test side captain. Kirsten began his term as coach on 1 August and his first assignment was a home series against Australia. He took over from Corrie van Zyl, who was an interim coach for 14 months after Mickey Arthur resigned following the home series against England in 2009–10. Under Kirsten, in August 2012, the South African team reached number 1 in the ICC Test rankings, by defeating England 2–0.

He did not renew his contract with Cricket South Africa (CSA) and has step down as the coach of the national team in August 2013 citing family commitments. He has been signed as the head coach of the Delhi-based IPL team Delhi Daredevils for a three-year contract beginning from the IPL's Eleventh edition.^[1] 3/4/2017 Gary was announced as coach of the Hobart Hurricanes Twenty20 side for the next two seasons in the Australian Big Bash league from the 2017/18 season.

Hobart Hurricanes (2017–present)

On 3 April 2017, Kirsten was appointed Head Coach of the men's Hobart Hurricanes cricket team. The Hobart Hurricanes are Tasmania's professional T20 cricket club in the Australian Big Bash League.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (2017–present)

In January 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed Kirsten as their batting coach.^[10] In August 2018, he was appointed as head coach of RCB following the sacking of their previous coach Daniel Vettori.^[11]

Business interests

In 2007, Kirsten joined Paddy Upton and Dale Williams to form a company called Performance Zone.^[12] The focus of the company is to work with individuals and teams in business and sport, bringing out their clients' best performance. When Kirsten was appointed Indian coach and Upton Indian Mental conditioning coach on a two-year contract, they decided to continue the business. Its first project, post Kirsten taking on the Indian coach role, is the creation of garykirsten.com.^[13]

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	India	Seddon Park, Hamilton	18 February 1995	80 (127 balls: 1x4) ; 1 Ct.	South Africa won by 80 runs.[14]
2	England	SuperSport Park, Centurion	14 January 1996	1-0-6-0 ; 116 (126 balls: 11x4)	South Africa won by 7 wickets.[15]
3	United Arab Emirates	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	16 February 1996	188* (159 balls: 13x4, 4x6) ; 3-1-9-0	South Africa won by 169 runs.[16]
4	India	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	19 April 1996	115* (142 balls: 4x4, 1x6) ; DNB	South Africa won by 38 runs.[17]
5	Pakistan	Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi	6 October 1996	DNB, 1 Ct. ; 118* (127 balls: 16x4)	South Africa won by 7 wickets.[18]
6	India	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad	17 October 1996	84 (81 balls: 9x4, 1x6) ; DNB	South Africa won by 47 runs.[19]
7	Australia	Nehru Stadium, Indore	19 October 1996	DNB ; 105* (134 balls: 9x4)	South Africa won by 7 wickets.[20]
8	India	Buffalo Park, East London	4 February 1997	82 (117 balls: 8x4)	South Africa won by 6 wickets.[21]
9	New Zealand	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	9 January 1998	103 (113 balls: 9x4)	South Africa won by 2 runs.[22]
10	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	11 January 1998	89 (106 balls: 11x4)	South Africa won by 5 wickets.[23]
11	New Zealand	AMI Stadium, Christchurch	17 February 1999	81* (109 balls: 10x4)	South Africa won by 7 wickets.[24]
12	Australia	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban	12 April 2000	97 (126 balls: 8x4)	South Africa won by 6 wickets.[25]
13	New Zealand	Diamond Oval, Kimberley	28 October 2000	1 Ct. ; 101 (107 balls: 10x4)	South Africa won by 5 wickets.[26]
14	India	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	5 October 2001	1 Ct. ; 133* (155 balls: 13x4)	South Africa won by 6 wickets.[27]
15	New Zealand	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	15 January 2002	97 (118 balls: 7x4) ; 1 Ct.	South Africa won by 26 runs.[28]
16	Pakistan	Boland Park, Paarl	16 December 2002	DNB ; 102* (118 balls: 9x4)	South Africa won by 9 wickets.[29]

References

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   ^ "Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
   


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   ^ "Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
   


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   ^ "Kirsten keen on mental skills coach". Cricket.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
   


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   ^ "Gary Kirsten Lined Up As New India Coach". Cricketworld.com. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
   


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   ^ "Kirsten Seeks Assurances Before Taking Over India Job". Cricketworld.com. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
   


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   ^ "Kirsten Signs Two-Year Deal To Coach India". Cricketworld.com. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
   


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   ^ "Kirsten won't renew India contract after World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
   


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   ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433606.html
   


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    ^ "Nehra and Kirsten join RCB coaching staff". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
    


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    ^ "Gary Kirsten replaces Daniel Vettori as RCB head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
    


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    ^ "Performance Zone web site". Performancezone.co.za. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
    


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    ^ "Official web site of Gary Kirsten". Garykirsten.com. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
    


14. 
    ^ "1994-1995 New Zealand Centenary Tournament - 3rd Match - India v South Africa - Hamilton".
    


15. 
    ^ "1995-1996 South Africa v England - 4th Match - Centurion".
    


16. 
    ^ "1995-1996 Wills World Cup - 2nd Match - South Africa v United Arab Emirates - Rawalpindi".
    


17. 
    ^ "1995-1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup - Final - India v South Africa - Sharjah".
    


18. 
    ^ "1996-1997 KCA Centenary Tournament - Final - Pakistan v South Africa - Nairobi".
    


19. 
    ^ "1996-1997 Titan Cup - 1st Match - India v South Africa - Hyderabad (Deccan)".
    


20. 
    ^ "1996-1997 Titan Cup - 2nd Match - Australia v South Africa - Indore".
    


21. 
    ^ "1996-1997 Standard Bank International Series - 7th Match - South Africa v India - East London".
    


22. 
    ^ "1997-1998 Carlton & United Series - 7th Match - New Zealand v South Africa - Brisbane".
    


23. 
    ^ "1997-1998 Carlton & United Series - 8th Match - Australia v South Africa - Brisbane".
    


24. 
    ^ "1998-1999 New Zealand v South Africa - 2nd Match - Christchurch".
    


25. 
    ^ "1999-2000 South Africa v Australia - 1st Match - Durban".
    


26. 
    ^ "2000-2001 South Africa v New Zealand - 4th Match - Kimberley".
    


27. 
    ^ "2001-2002 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament - 1st Match - South Africa v India - Johannesburg".
    


28. 
    ^ "2001-2002 VB Series - 3rd Match - New Zealand v South Africa - Hobart".
    


29. 
    ^ "2002-2003 South Africa v Pakistan - 4th Match - Paarl".
    

Sporting positions
Preceded by Chandu Borde	Head coach of Indian national cricket team 2008–2011	Succeeded by Duncan Fletcher

v t e South Africa Test cricket captains
1888/89: Dunell 1888/89–1891/92: Milton 1895/96–1902/03: Halliwell 1895/96: Richards 1898/99: Bisset 1902/03: Taberer 1902/03: Anderson 1905/06–1910/11: Sherwell 1909/10: Snooke 1912: Mitchell 1912: Tancred 1913/14–1924: Taylor 1927/28–1930/31: Deane 1930/31: Nupen 1930/31–1931/32: Cameron 1935–1935/36: Wade 1938/39–1947: Melville 1948/49–1951: Nourse 1952/53–1955: Cheetham 1955; 1956/57; 1957/58; 1960–1961/62: McGlew 1956/57–1957/58: van Ryneveld 1963/64–1964/65: Goddard 1965–1966/67: van der Merwe 1969/70: Bacher 1991/92–1994: Wessels 1993/94; 1994/95–1999/00: Cronje 1997/98: Kirsten 2000/01–2002/03: Pollock 2001/02; 2002/03: Boucher 2003–2014: Smith 2005/06; 2008/09: Kallis 2006: Prince 2014–2015/16: Amla 2015/16; 2017/18: de Villiers 2017–: du Plessis 2017: Elgar
Italics denote deputised captaincy

v t e India national cricket team coaches
Ajit Wadekar (1992-96) Sandeep Patil (1996-96) Madan Lal (1996-97) Anshuman Gaekwad (1997-99) Kapil Dev (1999-2000) John Wright (2000-05) Greg Chappell (2005-07) Gary Kirsten (2007-11) Duncan Fletcher (2011-15) Sanjay Bangar (2016) Anil Kumble (2016-2017) Ravi Shastri (2017-Present)

v t e South African cricketers who have played 100 or more Test matches
Jacques Kallis 165 Mark Boucher 146 Graeme Smith 116 Shaun Pollock 108 AB de Villiers 105 Gary Kirsten 101 Hashim Amla 100
Note. Kallis, Boucher & Smith played 1 Test match for ICC World Test XI, which is not included above.

South Africa squads

v t e South Africa squad – 1996 Cricket World Cup 1 Cronje (c) 2 Adams 3 Cullinan 4 de Villiers 5 Donald 6 Hudson 7 Kallis 8 Kirsten 9 Matthews 10 McMillan 11 Palframan (wk) 12 Pollock 13 Rhodes 14 Symcox v t e South Africa squad – 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy (1st title) 1 Cronje (c) 2 Benkenstein 3 Kallis 4 Cullinan 5 Kirsten 6 Dawson 7 Pollock 8 Rhodes 9 Boucher (wk) 10 Elworthy 11 Crookes 12 Symcox 13 Ntini 14 Boje v t e South Africa squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 1 Kirsten 2 Gibbs 3 Kallis 4 Cullinan 5 Cronje (c) 6 Benkenstein 7 Pollock 8 Rhodes 9 Boucher (wk) 10 Donald 11 Crookes 12 Dawson 13 Klusener 14 Elworthy 15 Boje Ntini was named in the original squad, but was replaced on 23 April 1999 by Dawson v t e South Africa squad – 2003 Cricket World Cup 1 Pollock (c) 2 Boucher 3 Boje 4 Dippenaar 5 Donald 6 Gibbs 7 Hall 8 Kallis 9 Kirsten 10 Klusener 11 Langeveldt 12 Ntini 13 Peterson 14 Rhodes 15 Zondeki 16 Smith Replacement for Rhodes

Team coach

v t e India squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup (2nd Title) 3 Harbhajan 5 Gambhir 7 Dhoni (c & †) 10 Tendulkar 11 Chawla 12 Yuvraj 13 Patel 18 Kohli 28 Pathan 34 Khan 36 Sreesanth 44 Sehwag (vc) 48 Raina 64 Nehra 99 Ashwin Coach: Kirsten Praveen Kumar was injured and replaced by Sreesanth. v t e Hobart Hurricanes – current squad 6 Rogers 10 Bailey (c) 13 Boyce 15 Milenko 22 Archer 23 Short 27 Paine† 28 McDermott† 29 Kingston 31 Rose 43 Rainbird 44 Reed 54 Christian 56 Mills 64 Wade† 77 Bazley Summers Coach: Kirsten v t e Royal Challengers Bangalore – current squad 18 Virat (c) 69 de Kock (†) 17 de Villiers 97 Sarfaraz 42 McCullum Vohra Moeen Ali de Grandhomme 10 Woakes 3 Chahal 4 Khejroliya 19 Umesh 15 Negi 9 Choudhary Saini Ashwin 23 Mandeep 555 Sundar Siraj Anderson Coulter-Nile Joshi Parthiv (†) Southee Deshpande Head Coach: Vettori Assistant Coach: Woodhill Bowling coach: Nehra Batting coach: Kirsten

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