The greatest XI not to have won the cricket World Cup

#2 Gary Kirsten

Gary Kirsten scored an unbeaten 188 in the 1996 World Cup

Kirsten was another opener who could not win the one-day World Cup as a player. South Africa have always disappointed in World Cups and Kirsten was a member of the very good South African sides during the 1990s and 2000s which could not win the tournament.

He still holds the records for the highest individual score in an innings in the World Cup with an unbeaten 188 against UAE. He played well in the 1999 World Cup too, but South Africa bowed out after a thrilling tie against Australia in the semifinal.

Kirsten was not elegant as his opening partner Andrew Hudson, but was more solid and could build an innings patiently with ones and twos. He played in 3 World Cups and scored 6798 runs at an average of 40.95 in his ODI career. Kirsten also managed to finally win the World Cup as the coach of the Indian team in 2011.