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IPL 2023: Sai Sudharsan has done a great job filling in for Kane Williamson, says GT mentor Gary Kirsten
Senior batter Kane Williamson suffered a season-ending knee injury during the opening game of the season against Chennai Super Kings, with his slot in the Gujarat Titans batting lineup going to Sai Sudharsan

IPL 2023: Unsettled bowling lineup to blame for Gujarat Titans' defeats, says coach Gary Kirsten
Gujarat Titans have won three and lost two so far in their campaign, both defeats coming in matches where they batted first — including against the Kolkata Knight Riders where Rinku Singh smashed five sixes in the final over bowled by Yash Dayal.

'Sachin Tendulkar was deeply unhappy when I joined, wanted to retire': Ex-India coach Gary Kirsten
'Sachin Tendulkar was at a time in his career when he felt maybe he should retire. It was important for me to connect with him and make him feel that he had a massive contribution to make,' Kirsten said.

IPL 2022: Wriddhiman Saha great player of short ball, says GT mentor Gary Kirsten
Kirsten on Sunday heaped praise on Saha, saying the wicket-keeper batter understands his game really well and is "great" against the short-ball.

IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya will be motivated to show what he is capable of as a leader, says Gary Kirsten
Former India coach and Ahmedabad franchise team mentor feels Pandya is keen to show his leadership skills on the big stage and having a young and new captain will fare well for the side.

Gary Kirsten shows interest in becoming England Test side's coach, says it would be a 'lovely project'
Current head coach Chris Silverwood's job hangs in balance as England lost the ongoing Ashes.

Data should drive a good contest between bat and ball, feels former India batsman Rahul Dravid
Cricket has always been statistically-driven like baseball, but over the past 15 years we have moved beyond comparing averages and now use data to help in strategy and player selection, Dravid said during a panel discussion at the 15th MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.

Pakistan vs South Africa: Visitors head coach Mark Boucher calls for Jacques Kallis to rejoin coaching set-up
Boucher was speaking on the eve of South Africa’s departure for Pakistan, where they will play two Test matches, starting in Karachi on 26 January.

MS Dhoni retires: Former coach Gary Kirsten hails former India captain as 'one of the best leaders'
The 52-year-old Kirsten, who was head coach of the Indian team between 2008 to 2011, thanked Dhoni for all the good memories that he made during his tenure.

Former New Zealand captain Glenn Turner picks Kane Williamson over Virat Kohli for tough batting conditions
Glenn Turner added that the Virat Kohli would perform better on a good batting track due to his natural tendency to dominate.

How Gary Kirsten's advice helped Virat Kohli transform into a consistent run-machine
Kirsten said he saw the "great abilities and talent" in Kohli, but he also felt that the right-handed batsman was not playing up to his potential.

How an e-mail from Sunil Gavaskar landed Gary Kirsten coaching job of Indian cricket team
Kirsten said he went for interview on the invitation of Gavaskar, who was part of the coach selection panel, and ended up with the job after being offered his predecessor Greg Chappell's contract.

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli says he will never play for any other team in IPL
During a live session on Instagram with RCB teammate AB de Villiers, Kohli said winning the tournament remains the goal but he would not leave the team irrespective of the results

India's Test series win Down Under came due to absence of Steven Smith and David Warner, feels Waqar Younis
The legendary fast bowler, who is also the bowling coach of Pakistan team was speaking in the context of his country not being able to win even one Test match since 1995

Australia's Steve Smith named captain of Welsh Fire for inaugural season of ECB's 'The Hundred'
Former Australia captain Steve Smith was named Wednesday to lead the Welsh Fire in the inaugural season of The Hundred cricket league in Britain, another step on his road back following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

Gary Kirsten ideal successor to Trevor Bayliss as England head coach, says Michael Atherton
Gary Kirsten would be the perfect candidate to replace Trevor Bayliss as England coach and the country’s cricket board should not hesitate to make another overseas appointment, former captain Michael Atherton

Gary Kirsten set to be appointed as head coach of England cricket team, according to reports
Former South Africa batsman and India's World Cup winning coach, Gary Kirsten, has emerged as the front runner for England's men's cricket team head coach role.

IPL: Simon Katich replaces Gary Kirsten as RCB head coach, Mike Hesson appointed Director of Cricket Operations
Mike Hesson has been appointed as Director of Cricket Operations by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Meanwhile Simon Katich has been named the new head coach of the franchise.

Former India selector Dilip Vengsarkar says he backed Virat Kohli even when MS Dhoni and Gary Kirsten had not heard of him
Vengsarkar was speaking after launching the book 'Howzzat' penned by celebrated astrologer Greenstone Lobo in suburban Bandra.

IPL 2019, KXIP vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli says it's a great feeling to get across the line
Skipper Virat Kohli was a relieved man after Royal Challengers finally snapped a six-match losing streak in this IPL with a eight wicket win over Kings XI Punjab