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Sri Lanka appoint Gary Kirsten as men's head coach
Kirsten will take over the reins on April 15 on a two-year contract that runs until April 14 2028
Summary
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten as the new head coach of the national men's team, effective from 15 April, 2026. 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.
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People
- Gary Kirsten2
Organisations
- Kirsten2
- ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027
- National High Performance Center
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
- Sri Lanka Cricket
- Test
- ODI
Places
- Sri Lanka National Men's Team
- Cricket Namibia
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
- Namibia
- India
Keywords
- coach2
- head2
- appointed
- cricketer
- contract
- african
- wishes
- april
- reins
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