Sharp rebuttal to PCB chief’s ‘totally blind’ comments on former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has cleared the air on the issue. Jason Gillespieresigned as head coach of the Test team. Former Australian pacer Gillespie resigned from his role earlier this month after the PCB decided not to extend the contract of high-performance coach Tim Nielsen. Gillespie was also angry at the fact that the PCB had prohibited the coaching staff from speaking out on selection issues, a decision that led to the firing of the white ball coach. Gary Kirsten.

“There were certainly challenges. I went into this job with my eyes wide open, but let me make that clear. I knew that Pakistan had gone through a number of coaches in a fairly short period of time. I think the broken straw is the camel’s back is that as a head coach you want to have clear communication with your employer, but I was completely blindsided by the decision not to hire a high-performing coach,” Gillespie said. told ABC Sports. Resign.

With Pakistan scheduled to face South Africa in a two-match Test series starting on Boxing Day, PCB chief Naqvi shared his thoughts on Gillespie’s sudden resignation.

“The head coach’s role is to coach the team and the selection committee is supposed to choose the players,” Naqvi told Geo News.

Gillespie and Kirsten were appointed on two-year contracts ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup, with the PCB promising a new era for the Pakistan team.

But once Aqib Javed When he was brought in as a senior selector and the PCB gave him full authority, including team selection, foreign coaches started falling out with the board.

Javed was also appointed interim coach of the team in all three formats.

After losing the T20I series against South Africa, Pakistan turned the tables in the ODIs.

(With PTI input)