Gary Kirsten
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"Gary Kirsten" is a former South Africa cricket team/South African cricketer, and the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup/World Cup winning coach of the India national cricket team/Indian cricket team. He played 101 Test cricket/Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman. His half brother Peter Kirsten/Peter, also played provincial cricket for Western Province cricket team (South Africa)/Western Province, and then later for the South Africa cricket team which included the highlight of the Cricket World Cup in 1992.

He was appointed as the coach of the South African cricket team in June 2011 and he stepped down in August 2013.

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They are the best players in the country and I believe they are strong fighters. They have to prove that now.

I hope the tournament continues because there's no doubt we'll be back.

My wife and I had made a decision that when our first child arrived I would retire, but with Joshua now four months old it has overlapped a little.