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Gary Kirsten

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Gary Kirsten (born 23 November 1967) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won till date. Kirsten played 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Kirsten has received more than 1,260,595 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Gary Kirsten is the 83rd most popular cricketer (down from 48th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 337th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Cricketer.

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  • 3.64

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Gary Kirsten ranks 83 out of 136. Before him are Shubman Gill, Hashim Amla, Brett Lee, Dinesh Karthik, Lasith Malinga, and Ashish Nehra. After him are Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Quinton de Kock, and Ambati Rayudu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Gary Kirsten ranks 914. Before him are Barnaby Joyce, Deepti Bhatnagar, Phil Keoghan, Vicky Bullett, Efan Ekoku, and Alan Kernaghan. After him are Anupama Chopra, Juan José Rodríguez, Terry Phelan, Sonya Eddy, Peter Kelamis, and Artur Davis.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gary Kirsten ranks 401 out of 454. Before him are Mmusi Maimane (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), Lebo Mothiba (1996), L. J. van Zyl (1985), James Thompson (1986), and Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997). After him are Wayne Odesnik (1985), Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), Akani Simbine (1993), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (1985), Calvin Marlin (1976), and Faf du Plessis (1984).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Gary Kirsten ranks 5. Before him are Tony Greig (1946), AB de Villiers (1984), Jacques Kallis (1975), and Hashim Amla (1983). After him are Quinton de Kock (1992), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Dale Steyn (1983), David Miller (1989), Morné Morkel (1984), Kagiso Rabada (1995), and JP Duminy (1984).

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