Gillespie says Aaqib undermined him and former white-ball coach Gary Kirsten to seize the teaching job for himself.
Former Pakistan Take a look at cricket coach Jason Gillespie has labelled his successor Aaqib Javed a “clown” and accused the previous quick bowler of undermining him and ex-white-ball coach Gary Kirsten so as to take cost of the nationwide staff throughout all codecs.
Gillespie’s feedback have been in reply to a social media publish containing quotes from Aaqib a number of days after hosts Pakistan had crashed out of the ICC Champions Trophy with out a win.
Aaqib advised reporters on Tuesday that Pakistan had modified 16 coaches and 26 selectors in about two years and any aspect would battle in such circumstances.
“That is hilarious,” Australian Gillespie stated on social media.
“Aaqib was clearly undermining Gary and I behind the scenes campaigning to be the coach in all codecs.
“He’s a clown.”
Gillespie, who had additionally signed a two-year contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in April, stop as red-ball coach in December amid media stories of a breakdown in relations with the board. He was changed by Aaqib.
Kirsten resigned as white-ball coach in October, barely six months after taking the job, with Gillespie filling in for the South African throughout a limited-overs tour of Australia.
Javed was then named Pakistan’s interim white-ball coach till the Champions Trophy and his project has now been prolonged to their tour of New Zealand for 5 T20s and three ODIs beginning March 16.
Gillespie, a former Australian quick bowler, performed 71 Exams and 97 one-day internationals from 1996-2006 earlier than going into teaching.
Pakistan hosted its first main ICC occasion in 29 years when the Champions Trophy returned after a spot of eight years, however the defending champions placed on an abysmal efficiency as they misplaced two group video games and had one washed out.
Shortly after their exit, Pakistan dropped star batter Babar Azam and white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan from its T20 squad and appointed Salman Ali Agha because the T20 captain.
Aaqib, who additionally serves as Pakistan’s nationwide selector, acknowledged that the chopping and altering has not helped the nationwide staff.
“We have now modified almost 16 coaches and 26 selectors within the final two years or so,” he advised a information convention to announce the most recent overhaul of Pakistan’s limited-overs squads. “You place that formulation on any staff on the planet, I feel they can even be in the identical state of affairs.
“Till you get consistency proper from the highest all the way down to the underside, from the chairman down, then your staff is not going to progress.”
Pakistan journey to New Zealand for a five-match T20 sequence and a three-match ODI sequence beginning March 16.
