Today I will discuss among you about my favorite cricket coach. My favorite cricket coach is Gary Kirsten. A cricket team needs the guidelines of a skilled person and which only a coach can give. Players play well and snatch the victory in the match. But the coach has a big contribution behind this good game. A coach makes a plan using the skills of all the players on the team. A team performs well only through the beautiful planning of the coach.
source : gettyimages || A picture of Gary Kirsten during the training session of the Indian cricket team
Let's get to know the cricket and coaching history of my favorite coach.
Gary Kirsten is a South African cricketer. He was born on November 23, 1967, in Cape Town. He was an opening batsman for South Africa. He is a left-arm batsman and right-arm up break bowler. He made his ODI debut on 11 December 1993. He made his debut against the New Zealand team. He made his Test debut against Australia on 26 December 1993.
| Full name | Gray Kristen |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1967 (53 years) |
| Birth place | Cape town, Cape province |
| Nick name | Gazza, Kristen |
| Batting styles | Left handed bat |
| Bowling styles | Right-arm offbreak |
source : gettyimages || Scene from being the coach of the South Africa cricket team
| Batting | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 101 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| Innings | 176 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 7289 | 6798 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | 16783 | 9436 | 0 | 0 |
| Highest | 275 | 188 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 44.99 | 40.71 | 0 | 0 |
| SR | 43.43 | 72.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Not Out | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Fours | 922 | 659 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixes | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Ducks | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 50s | 34 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
source : gettyimages || A scene of Indian players carrying Gary Kristen on their shoulders after winning the 2011 World Cup
| Bowling | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 101 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| Innings | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | 349 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 142 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidens | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg | 71.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eco | 2.44 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| SR | 174.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBI | 1/0 | 0/6 | -/- | -/- |
| 4wk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
source : espncricinfo || A picture of Gary Kristen being the coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team
| Teams | Years |
|---|---|
| India | 2008-2011 |
| South Africa | 2011-2013 |
| Delhi daredevils | 2014-2015 |
| Hobart hurricanes | 2017-2018 |
| Royel challengers Bangalore | 2017-2019 |
Gary Kirsten retired from international cricket in 2004. He was then appointed as the coach of the Indian cricket team in 2008. He coached the Indian cricket team until the 2011 World Cup. His coaching skills helped the Indian cricket team win the 2011 World Cup.
At the end of the World Cup, he left the post of Indian coach. He then took over as coach of the South African national team on 5 June 2011. He worked on a two-year contract with the South African team.
Then he became the head coach of the Delhi Daredevils in the 2014 Indian Premier League. He coached the Delhi Daredevils team from 2014 to 2015.
He then coached Australia’s Hobart Hurricane cricket team in 2017. Then all the young players in Hobart Hurricane. Here he coached the young team for two years.
He also batting coached the IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2018-2019.
source : sports || A photo of Gary Kristen with Yuvraj Singh as Delhi Daredevils coach
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