PCB Chief’s Sharp Retort At Ex-Pakistan Coach Jason Gillespie Over “Completely Blindsided” Remarks

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has cleared the air on Jason Gillespie’s resignation as head coach of the Check staff. The previous Australia pacer Gillespie stepped down from his position earlier this month after PCB determined to not lengthen excessive efficiency coach Tim Nielsen’s contract. Gillespie was additionally upset over the truth that the PCB had additionally barred the coaches from having a say within the choice issues, a call which had led to the ouster of white-ball coach Gary Kirsten.

“There have been definitely challenges. I went into the job eyes broad open, I need to make that basically clear. I knew that, you recognize, Pakistan had cycled via various coaches in a reasonably quick house of time. The straw that broke the camel’s again, I suppose, was, as a head coach, you wish to have clear communication together with your employer. I used to be utterly and totally blindsided by a call to not have a high-performance coach,” Gillespie had informed ABC Sport following his resignation.

With Pakistan set to tackle South Africa in a two-match Check collection, ranging from Boxing Day, PCB chief Naqvi has shared his views on Gillespie’s sudden departure.

“The top coach’s position is to teach the staff, whereas the choice committee is meant to pick gamers,” Naqvi informed Geo Information.

Each Gillespie and Kirsten have been appointed on a two-year contract earlier than the T20 World Cup 2024 and the PCB had promised a brand new period for the Pakistan staff.

However as soon as Aaqib Javed was introduced in as senior selector and PCB granted him full powers together with in staff choice, the international coaches began falling out with the board.

Javed has additionally been appointed because the interim coach of the staff throughout all three codecs.

Pakistan misplaced the T20I collection towards South Africa, earlier than turning the tables within the ODIs.

(With PTI Inputs)