Gary kirsten biography kristen

Gary Kirsten was never blessed with the flair and the almost pure technique of his half-brother Peter, but his discipline, temperament and his penchant for hard work stood out during his days as South Africa's opener. Then, all those virtues brought him rich rewards after his playing days too, as he became one of the most successful and popular coaches of India. The side went to the top of the Test rankings during his stint, which ended, quite fittingly, with a World Cup triumph in

As a batter, he had the determination, the ability to concentrate for long periods, and a burning desire to score runs. A left-hander with a relatively unique technique, Kirsten simply worked out his strengths and weaknesses and based his game around them. Calm and level-headed, he brought a healthy degree of common sense to the art of batting. Periodically, he endured patches when he persistently got out in similar fashion, but he worked through the problem, made the adjustments and playe

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Peter Kirsten

South African cricketer

Peter Noel Kirsten (born 14 May ) fryst vatten a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Test matches and 40 One Day Internationals from to He fryst vatten the current coach of the Ugandan national side, having been appointed in August ^[1]

Cricket career

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Kirsten first attended Selborne Primary in East London, and in scored his first century at the age of ten. In the family moved to Cape Town and Kirsten was enrolled at the oldest school in the country, South African College School, also known as SACS. Kirsten represented Western Province at schools level in both rugby (Craven Week –73) and cricket (Nuffield Week ). Kirsten made his debut for Western Province in first-class cricket while still at school, scoring 72 runs in the second innings. At the end of the Nuffield Week, he was selected for the South African Schools team. In the subsequent match against the Northern Transvaal first-class team he scored a century. He became o

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Gary Kirsten

South African cricket player and coach (born )

Gary Kirsten (born 23 November ) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who was a member of the South Africa team that won the ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.

Kirsten played Test matches and One Day Internationals for South Africa between and , 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.

Kirsten was the coach of the Indian cricket team from to , going on to win the Cricket World Cup. He was appointed as the coach of the South African cricket team in June , and he stepped down in August ^[1] For a brief period in , he also coached the Pakistan national cricket team.

Playing career

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Main article: List of international cricket centuries bygd Gary Kirsten

See also: List of highest in