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SLC target 2027 World Cup with Kirsten appointment
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|March 11, 2026
SRI Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday announced the appointment of former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten as the new head coach of the national men's team, effective from April 15.
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Kirsten, who enjoyed a distinguished international career representing South Africa, served as the head coach of the India men's national team from 2008 to 2011 and the head coach of the South Africa men's national team from 2011 to 2013.
"The appointment of the new head coach is part of Sri Lanka Cricket's efforts to revamp the structure of the National High Performance Center," SLC said in a statement.
During his tenures with the respective teams, he guided both teams to achieve significant heights in international cricket, including India winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2011 and South Africa becoming the number 1 ranked team in all formats of the game during the year 2013.
Kirsten’s most recent engagement was with Cricket Namibia during the concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 as a 'consultant.' During his playing career, which spanned from 1993 to 2004, Kirsten scored a total of 14 087 runs across Test and One Day International (ODI) formats, including 21 Test centuries and 13 ODI centuries.
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