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\u2019s national team from 2011 to 2013.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The appointment of the new head coach is part of Sri Lanka Cricket\u2019s efforts to revamp the structure of the National High Performance Center,\" SLC said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
During his tenures with the respective teams, he guided both teams to achieve significant heights in international cricket, including India winning the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup in 2011 and South Africa becoming the number 1 ranked team in all formats of the game during the year 2013.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kirsten\u2019s most recent engagement was with Cricket Namibia during the concluded ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 as a \u2018consultant.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kirsten\u2019s most recent engagement was with Cricket Namibia during the concluded ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 as a \u2018consultant.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among Kirsten\u2019s primary responsibilities will be guiding the Sri Lanka National Men\u2019s Team in its preparation and campaign for the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2027, which will be held in South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n