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MELBOURNE. — Having coached one team to the Cricket World Cup title, Gary Kirsten is now helping plot another nation’s bid for the coveted prize – and the two will meet when India take on South Africa on Sunday. Kirsten, the former South African opening batsman, was India’s coach when Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men won the World Cup in Mumbai four years ago.

He left the job immediately after the tournament to take over as South Africa’s coach, serving the Proteas for two years before handing the baton to his deputy Russell Domingo.

The 47-year-old is now back with AB de Villiers’ side as a consultant for a part of the World Cup and joined the squad on Wednesday after returning from the players’ auction in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he coaches the Delhi Daredevils franchise.

Kirsten will be on hand to watch the two sides meet at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday in a key Pool B match which will almost certainly assure the winner a place in the quarter-finals. — AFP.