India's coach Gary Kirsten has revealed that Yuvraj Singh rediscovered his form in the Chennai Test against England after being asked to "pretend" that he was playing a one-day knock.
India's new coach believes overseeing a smooth change of guard in the Test team represents the biggest challenge of his two-year tenure.
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.
Earlier, reports claimed some of the senior members of the Indian team were not happy with Kirsten's appointment as they felt that the current set-up with manager Lalchand Rajput, bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh had delivered the goods.
"Bowlers have been struggling on these Karachi wickets which are probably the best batting pitches in the world. They have struggled across the board on these pitches as both fast bowlers and spinners have taken a stick. So batsmen will have to win (on Sunday)," Kirsten told reporters ahead of Sunday's final against Sri Lanka.
India coach Garry Kirsten ruled out any Indian Premier League hangover on the team and asserted that the transition from Twenty20 to one-day cricket would be smooth for his wards in the team's tri-series opener against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dhaka on Tuesday.
New India coach Gary Kirsten wants his team to maintain the momentum gained in Australia when they face his native South Africa in a home Test series starting next week. India lost a controversial four-Test series 2-1 in Australia but their performances lifted them to second place in the International Cricket Council Test rankings.
Virender Sehwag had a special session with new India coach before his remarkable knock of 151 in the fourth Test at Adelaide.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership qualities on Tuesday got a thumbs up from India's cricket coach Gary Kirsten who said the ODI skipper is now ready to take over the Test captaincy from Anil Kumble. Asked about Yuvraj Singh's prolonged poor run of form, Kirsten said this break would help him to make a strong comeback.
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.
As Gary Kirsten prepares to relinquish his job as coach after three years, Rajneesh Gupta looks at the team's achievements during his tenure.
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.
India's new coach Gary Kirsten on Sunday said the lack of help for the bowlers in the Chennai wicket had played a big part in the Test match ending in a dull draw.
South Africa coach Gary Kirsten defended his team's preparations after his pace brigade was laid low by injury in the second Test on Thursday, leaving his back-up bowlers at the mercy of a voracious Michael Clarke and the Australian batsmen.
The number one spot well within its sight, India's cricket coach Gary Kirsten on Wednesday said the team would draw inspiration from its past success in Sri Lanka as it copes with the "huge" loss of not having explosive opener Virender Sehwag for the tri-series in the island nation.
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India coach Gary Kirsten quashed British media speculation that he is a front-runner among the candidates for the job of England cricket coach. 'I am not a candidate,' he was quoted as saying by cricinfo on the sidelines of Indian team's practice session in Wellington on Thursday, ahead of the third Test against New Zealand.
India coach Gary Kirsten expressed his disappointment at the inability of the groundsmen to get the ground ready in time on day four of the second and final Test in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
Former India coach Gary Kirsten has been named chief coach of Delhi Daredevils for the seventh season of the Indian Premier League.
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The Indian team is in a dilemma on whether to field a full-strength team in their bid for a 4-0 sweep or give the reserve players a chance in the fifth and final One-Day International against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. India coach Gary Kirsten said there is a temptation to rest key players from the match but the team is also eager to continue with the winning momentum going into the Test series starting March 18.
With the IPL season set to roll on Friday, one captain who has 100 Tests under his belt is willing and ready to mentor a newbie captain who will be taking over a leadership role for the first time.
Prolific Indian opener Gautam Gambhir says the Board of Control for Cricket in India should renew coach Gary Kirsten's contract after it expires at the end of next year's World Cup.
Heaping praises on India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the outgoing national team coach Gary Kirsten said that the skipper not only leads by example and puts in maximum effort on the field but also feels it the most when the team loses.
India's World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten termed Indian cricket team as an "incredibly strong unit which opponents will find it tough to beat" during the upcoming mega event starting February 14.
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India will recover quickly from their early exit at the Twenty20 World Cup and are certain to mount a serious challenge at the Champions Trophy in South Africa next month, coach Gary Kirsten said. India have recalled Rahul Dravid to the one-day team for the first time in almost two years to bolster their batting on pacy South African pitches at the September 22-October 5 ICC Champions Trophy.
The Lucknow Super Giants welcome their bowling and fielding coaches while Gujarat Titans welcome their coach.
'Mental conditioning specialist, Paddy Upton will be working closely with our Senior Men's Team ahead of their campaigns in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 and the high-stakes Hangzhou Asian Games 2023, where the team will compete for direct Olympic qualification,' Hockey India tweeted
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.
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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.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, who was the second-costliest buy in the 2014 Indian Premier League auction at Rs 12.5 crore, said he is excited to play under Delhi Daredevils coach Gary Kirsten in the seventh edition of the T20 tournament starting on April 9.
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