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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Kirsten is the 79th most popular cricketer (up from 84th in 2019), the 422nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 410th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Gary Kirsten ranks 79 out of 136. Before him are Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Javagal Srinath, Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden, and Waqar Younis. After him are Brett Lee, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Smriti Mandhana, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Babar Azam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Gary Kirsten ranks 918. Before him are Michael Carruth, Efan Ekoku, Deepti Bhatnagar, Charlie Hunter, Terry Phelan, and Alan Kernaghan. After him are Anupama Chopra, Jim Murphy, Peter Kelamis, Ruthie Bolton, Barnaby Joyce, and Phil Keoghan.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gary Kirsten ranks 422 out of 454. Before him are Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), Schalk Burger (1983), Burry Stander (1987), Ryan Gibbons (1994), Thulani Serero (1990), and Thuso Mbedu (1991). After him are Reneilwe Letsholonyane (1982), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), Luvo Manyonga (1991), Akani Simbine (1993), and John Smith (1990).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Gary Kirsten ranks 6. Before him are AB de Villiers (1984), Faf du Plessis (1984), David Miller (1989), Tony Greig (1946), and Jacques Kallis (1975). After him are Kevin Pietersen (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), Dale Steyn (1983), Quinton de Kock (1992), Morné Morkel (1984), and Kagiso Rabada (1995).

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