Gary Kirsten, the current South African cricket team coach, former Indian cricket team coach and former cricket player for South Africa has got to be an inspiration for wannabe coaches and leaders across industries. It is surprising that a person that has had as much impact as he has on the fortunes of cricket teams that he has coached, is given as little credit for their success as he has been. As a player, he was quite boring to watch although very effective. He probably scored as many runs off the edge of his bat, between the slips and the thirdman region or even off the inside edge to the fine leg region as he did in front of the wicket with genuinely timed shots. Of course, one can not take away the efficacy of his methods. He was super efficient and probably ended up with a career average of over 50 in test match cricket. He also, IIRC, scored an unbeaten 187 in a ODI against New Zealand during the 1996 World Cup in Pakistan. He was, as most left handers are, very successful ...
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