Five members of the Indian cricket team for South Africa, including dashing opener Virender Sehwag, left in advance for the tour, in Mumbai on Monday.
Former India coach Gary Kirsten is all set to take over the reigns of the South African cricket team with his ex-teammate Allan Donald assisting him, a media report said.
The Indian cricket team arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday for their first match of the three-Test series against visitors New Zealand, starting November 4 at the Sardar Patel stadium in Motera.
India's new cricket coach Duncan Fletcher could come a cropper in his very first assignment when the team tours England this year as he might try to double guess his former wards, a lot of whom he 'doesn't know at all', says English spinner Graeme Swann.
A methodical coach, with excellent one-on-one skills, the Zimbabwean is the ideal replacement for Gary Kirsten.
Gary Kirsten, feels that Duncan Fletcher played a 'huge role' during his four-year tenure.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said he had never planned to promote himself up the order during the finals of the cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka rather it was coach Gary Kirsten who came up with that instant idea.
England cricket coach Andy Flower is among the few who have been reportedly shortlisted by the BCCI for the India job left vacant by Gary Kirsten, prompting a worried ECB to offer the Zimbabwean a new three-year deal.
It's raining crores for the World Cup-winning Indian cricket team who were gifted from residential plots to cash incentives.
The possibility of Gary Kirsten being appointed as Coorie van Zyl's successor gained momentum after Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola stated that some of the possible candidates it wants to consider are still involved in the World Cup.
Former India coach Gary Kirsten is a bit surprised and sad after watching India's abject capitulation in England that led to the team surrendering the No 1 rank in Tests to Andrew Strauss's men.
India coach Gary Kirsten says batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is the 'greatest sporting role model' he's ever met.
Out of picture for three years in South Africa, former India coach Gary Kirsten says he has a lot of catching up to do as he gears up to mentor the Proteas after guiding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men to the World Cup earlier this year.
India coach Gary Kirsten is not in the running for a similar job in the South African side but could be involved with Mumbai Indians in the IPL, a report said on Wednesday.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has said that Stephen Fleming would be ideal for the soon to be vacant Team India coaching position.
Duncan Fletcher etched his name into the record books by becoming the first cricket coach to complete a century of matches at the helm of affairs of a national team during the first Test between India and England at Lord's.
Cricket South Africa chief Gerald Majola has revealed that another 'big name' has evinced interest in becoming the national team coach a few days after current India coach Gary Kirsten's name did the rounds.
Gary Kirsten has the uncanny ability to extract the best out of the players in pressure situations and India will sorely miss him if he does not renew his contract with the Cricket Board after the World Cup starting next month, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.
Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola has dismissed speculation that India coach Gary Kirsten will join the Proteas when his contract ends after the World Cup.
India coach Gary Kirsten on Sunday paid rich tribute to Sachin Tendulkar for scoring a historic 50th Test ton in Centurion, describing him as professor of batting.
The Indian cricket team suffered an injury scare as Sachin Tendulkar escaped unhurt after being hit on the helmet by a rising delivery from fast bowler Umesh Yadav during pre-series training at coach Gary Kirsten's academy in Cape Town.
India's bowling consultant and current stand-in coach Eric Simons ruled out any injury concerns but said the hosts might rest some key players in the fifth and final One-Day International against New Zealand in Chennai, on Friday keeping in mind the upcoming South Africa tour.
Twenty20 cricket should be played less at international level to stop it diluting Test and one-day matches and more in domestic leagues to increase attendances, World Cup winning coach Gary Kirsten has said.
Former India coach Gary Kirsten, who was appointed the Proteas' new coach last week, said he is looking to employ his former teammate and fielding ace Jonty Rhodes and world renowned sports psychologist Paddy Upton, who was with him in the coaching staff of the World Cup-winning Indian team.
Several players of the Indian team which made a humiliating exit from the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies are overweight, unfit and indisciplined, reports quoted coach Gary Kirsten as complaining.
If at all Allan Donald agreed to be bowling coach of South Africa, it was because of Gary Kirsten's presence as head coach of the team.
Gary Kirsten, who guided India to World Cup glory and pinnacle of Test cricket, was on Monday appointed as South Africa coach for a term of two years.
The former opening batsman will formally take over in August ahead of the two home series against Australia and Sri Lanka, Cricket South Africa said at a news conference on Monday.
new look Team India under Gautam Gambhir on Friday had a light practice session immediately after reaching Guwahati in the afternoon, while the New Zealanders opted to unwind at their team hotel ahead of the first One-Day International, on Sunday.
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The Indian cricket team's South African coach Gary Kirsten credits former New Zealand captain and ex India coach John Wright for providing him with insights on how to approach one of the toughest and most demanding jobs in the game.
Stephen Fleming's name has been doing the rounds as a possible successor to Gary Kirsten as India coach but the former New Zealand captain has said he had not thought of taking up full-time coaching job yet.
Gary Kirsten, who stepped down as India cricket coach after guiding the team to its first World Cup title in 28 years, now wants take up the top job in South Africa even though he has not submitted a formal application before dateline.
As Gary Kirsten prepares to relinquish his job as coach after three years, Rajneesh Gupta looks at the team's achievements during his tenure.
For all the joy that the World Cup triumph has brought in, there is also a tinge of sadness in the Indian cricket team as it marks the end of inspirational coach Gary Kirsten's tenure and batsman Yuvraj Singh says the "father figure" would be missed.
While the whole country is clamouring for Team India to win the World Cup for master batsman Sachin Tendulkar, one cannot forget the contribution of Gary Kirsten, who will quit as coach after the mega-event.
He has been a quiet backroom man monitoring things meticulously and no wonder that's the precise reason why every Indian player wants Gary Kirsten to remain the coach of the national team.
India might have been made to toil hard by Ireland but coach Gary Kirsten is happy that his side has not got any "easy matches" so far in the World Cup as this has helped Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men get a hang of different situations.
The favourites' tag will be the albatross around India's neck when Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team mates begin their quest for World Cup glory.
The Indian team will finetune their preparations for the forthcoming World Cup with a three-day training camp at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
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