Former Pakistan men’s Test cricket team coach Jason Gillespie said on Monday that he had stepped down after becoming frustrated with the way the PCB handled his position.
“There were definitely challenges. I came into this job with my eyes wide open, I want to make that really clear. I knew that Pakistan had passed through many buses in quite a short period of time. “I guess the straw that broke the camel’s back was that as a head coach, you like to have clear communication with your employer,” Gillespie said. ABC Sports.
“I was completely blindsided by the decision to step down from a high-achieving coach,” he added.
The former Australian player said the board did not review Tim Nielsen’s contract after he was appointed as the team’s standout coach on Gillespie’s recommendation.
“Tim Nielsen was told his services were no longer needed and I have had no communication with anyone regarding this matter. And I thought that after a lot of other things that had happened over the last few months, this was probably the moment where I thought, “Well, I’m not really sure if they really want me to do this job or not.” “, – he said.
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Gillespie’s frustration also deepened because the feedback he received about Nielsen and the band’s performance was positive.
“I developed a very close relationship with Test captain Shane Masood and I felt that we were definitely heading in the right direction and things were going really well,” he said.
“All the feedback I received or the feedback the PCB received was about effectiveness. You know, Tim was also in character and the players got a lot out of him.” Gillespie led Pakistan to a 2-1 victory against England in October, after losing the first match by an innings and 47 runs.
However, Gillespie said that after losing the first Test, he was informed that a new selection committee would be established, in which he would not take part. He added that he felt his role as head coach was diminishing, and even suggested that he often didn’t know the team’s lineup until the day before a match.
“I felt like I was actually catching the ball and that was all on the morning of the game,” he said.
“You want to be able to communicate clearly with all interested parties, for example the selectors, knowing what the team is like as head coach well before the match or at least the day before the match,” he concluded.
Pakistan has appointed former fast bowler Aqib Javed as interim Test coach in place of Gillespie.
(With PTI input)
