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Gary Kirsten

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Gary Kirsten is the 85th most popular cricketer, the 478th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 409th in 2019) and the 8th most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Gary Kirsten ranks 85 out of 136. Before him are Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden, Courtney Walsh, Waqar Younis, Hansie Cronje, and Kiran More. After him are Brett Lee, Vinod Kambli, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Smriti Mandhana, and Mushfiqur Rahim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Gary Kirsten ranks 1,146. Before him are Ashwini Bhave, Kathleen Barr, Alan Kernaghan, Steve Kean, Chris Heaton-Harris, and Supriya Pilgaonkar. After him are Anupama Chopra, Craig Forrest, Kimberly Bryant, Jim Murphy, Peter Kelamis, and Yashpal Sharma.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gary Kirsten ranks 478 out of 454. Before him are Burry Stander (1987), Kim Engelbrecht (1980), Ryan Gibbons (1994), Llewellyn Herbert (1977), Thulani Serero (1990), and Thuso Mbedu (1991). After him are Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Brian Baloyi (1974), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Desiree Ellis (1963), Jacques Freitag (1982), and John Smit (1978).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Gary Kirsten ranks 8. Before him are Faf du Plessis (1984), David Miller (1989), Tony Greig (1946), Jacques Kallis (1975), Andy Flower (1968), and Hansie Cronje (1969). After him are Kevin Pietersen (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), Cri-Zelda Brits (1983), Dale Steyn (1983), Shaun Pollock (1973), and Quinton de Kock (1992).

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