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NEW DELHI : Delhi Daredevils on Monday announced that they have  parted ways with Gary Kirsten  ahead of the ninth edition of Indian Premier League. The franchise sent out  a media release saying, “Delhi Daredevils would like to announce that they have ended their association with Head Coach Gary Kirsten after IPL season 8.” Gary have been a very successful coach, guiding Indian team to the 2011 World Cup victory . But had an awful season with the franchise as they were placed bottom of the table last couple of seasons . Daredevils are  also in the look out for a new bowling coach. Earlier Alfonso Thomas had  replaced Eric Simons but the franchise owners are  not satisfied with the outcome and have decided to hire a completely new bunch of support staff. Kirsten had replaced  Greg Shipperd as the head coach of the team from 2014 in a hope for revival. Speaking about Kirsten and DD’s association, Hemant Dua, CEO of the GMR Sports said, ”Gary with his rich coaching experience made significant contribution towards our team culture and his work ethics were immaculate. We appreciate his contribution towards our team rebuilding process and would like to wish him the very best in all his future endeavours.”