Gary Kirsten (born 23 November 1967) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer.
He has played 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman.
His half brother Peter, also played provincial cricket for Western Province, and then later for the South Africa cricket team which included the highlight of the Cricket World Cup in 1992.
He was the coach of Indian Cricket Team from 2008–2011.
He was appointed as the coach of the South African cricket team in June 2011 and he stepped down in August 2013.