Gary Kirsten has said that he is not looking to take up India’s head coach position. The Indian coaching staff is slated to get revamped after the World T20 2021 as the contracts of head coach Ravi Shastri and other coaches will end as soon as the tournament concludes.
“Not at this stage. I'm involved in a business called CoachED (www.coachedcricket.com) which focuses on providing access to online coaching certification for coaches in academies, schools and associate countries,” Kirsten said during a conversation with Timesnownews.com.
Kirsten has worked with Virat Kohli during his stint as a coach of the Indian team as well as in RCB. Talking about the Indian captain, the former South Africa batsman lauded Kohli’s “fantastic job” as a skipper.
“I have really only done one season with him as captain. He is doing a fantastic job for his country. Like any young captain, with more experience and understanding of what it takes, he has got better and better. The are many fantastic match-winners in the Indian team, currently,” he said.
Kirsten was Team India’s coach when the side lifted the 50-over World Cup in 2011 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. This was the second instance after 1983 when India were crowned champions in a one-day World Cup tournament.