Gary Kirsten Leaves India Cricket Team For Family

Indian cricket team coach Gary Kirsten has announced all his work with the Indian team is over and that he will be flying back home to South Africa very soon. He couldn’t stay back with the Indian team, and cited that he has commitments with his family.

Even when master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh asked him to stay back, Gary couldn’t oblige. Kirsten said that he will have to spent some time with his family as of now.

He said, "It's been humbling to be asked to stay back. This has been a massive privilege for me but I did make a commitment to my family that it's gonna be a three-year journey. It's a lot of sacrifice to be away from home for long time. I have two sons -- seven and four -- and they need to see little bit of dad. It's not easy.”

Meanwhile, there is some history behind his decision as he had announced his going back to Zulu before the World Cup started. But he worked hard to make India as world team beaters.

"Personally I want Gary to continue but I understand he has got commitments and he must have thought about this before the tournament. I respect his decision," even Sachin said.

Yuvraj said, "He always kept a check on me. He pulled me up when the chips were down. He is a father figure and I am going to miss him. Cricket has been in the right direction since Gary came on and I hope it will remain so.”