Despite never being blessed with pure technique, Kirsten’s penchant for hard work stood during his days as a batsman and helped him become an integral part of the South African line-up. He became one of the most successful and popular coaches in India as the team, under the leadership of MS Dhoni, went to the top of the Test rankings and gave him a brilliant farewell by winning the 2011 World Cup at home. 

For the last four years, Bangalore have kept Vettori as their head coach and his stint with the team has given mixed results. While in the 2014 season, RCB finished second from the bottom, they lost the second qualifier to Chennai Super Kings to finish at the third position, the following campaign. The 2016 season was one of the best for the three-time runners-up as they marched into the finals before losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad. The last season was a disaster for the Virat Kohli-led side as they could only win three matches out of 14 and finished bottom of the table.