Former South Africa opener Gary Kirsten has been appointed as the head coach of the Sri Lanka Men’s team, effective from April 15.
His appointment comes after SLC named Jamie Siddons as the head coach of the National Women’s Team.
Kirsten has a brilliant record in international career representing South Africa, has also served as a head coach of India’s men’s cricket team from 2008 to 2011 and the head coach of South Africa 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 Centre,” said SLC in a statement.
During his tenure with the respective teams, he guided both teams to new heights in international cricket, where India won the title in the 2011 ODI World Cup, while South Africa became the number 1-ranked team in all formats by 2013.
Gary Kirsten has been involved with Namibia Cricket as a consultant during the recently concluded Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
During his playing career, Gary Kirsten had played in 101 tests and 185 ODIs and had amassed a total of 14,807 runs across test and ODI formats, which includes 21 test centuries and 13 ODI centuries.
He also have coaching experience in franchise leagues, as he served as the batting coach for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
However, his stint with Pakistan men’s cricket team has ended prematurely in 2024 as he resigned over the difference between the board and players.
Sri Lanka have a mixed up campaign during the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Under Dasun Shanakathey performed well in the group stages, but lost momentum in the Super 8s which led them to exit the tournament early.
Gary Kirsten will be guiding Sri Lanka during the 2027 ODI Men’s Cricket World Cup to be held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
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