Gary Kirsten

Gary Kirsten
Kirsten in 2009
Personal information
Born (1967-11-23) 23 November 1967 (age 57)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
NicknameGazza
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleOpening batsman
RelationsPaul Kirsten (brother)
Peter Kirsten (half-brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 257)26 December 1993 v Australia
Last Test30 March 2004 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 28)14 December 1993 v Australia
Last ODI3 March 2003 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–2004Western Province
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2008–2011India
2011–2013South Africa
2024-2024Pakistan (ODI and T20I)
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 20 3
Bowling average 71.00 41.80 37.33
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 6/68 1/25
Catches/stumpings 83/– 61/1 171/– 97/1
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  South Africa as Player
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 1998 Bangladesh
Representing  India as Coach
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2010 Sri Lanka
Runner-up 2008 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2009

Gary Kirsten (born 23 November 1967) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.

Kirsten 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 1992 Cricket World Cup.

Kirsten was the coach of the Indian cricket team from 2008 to 2011, going on to win the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was appointed as the coach of the South African cricket team in June 2011, and he stepped down in August 2013.[1] For a brief period in 2024, he also coached the Pakistan national cricket team.

  1. ^ "Kirsten has stepped down as South African cricket coach". Wisden India. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.