Gillespie says Aaqib undermined him and former white-ball coach Gary Kirsten to seize the teaching job for himself.
Former Pakistan Check 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 in an effort to take cost of the nationwide group throughout all codecs.
Gillespie’s feedback have been in reply to a social media put up containing quotes from Aaqib just a few days after hosts Pakistan had crashed out of the ICC Champions Trophy with no win.
Aaqib instructed 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, give up 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 Assessments 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 niche 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 group.
“Now we have modified practically 16 coaches and 26 selectors within the final two years or so,” he instructed a information convention to announce the most recent overhaul of Pakistan’s limited-overs squads. “You place that system on any group on the earth, I feel they may also be in the identical scenario.
“Till you get consistency proper from the highest right down to the underside, from the chairman down, then your group won’t progress.”
Pakistan journey to New Zealand for a five-match T20 collection and a three-match ODI collection beginning March 16.
