Geoff Lawson: “The turnover of Kirsten and Gillespie – they are two excellent coaches, two really good people and I think Pakistan missed a bit of a trick by not having those two guys for longer”
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Former Australia fast bowler Geoff Lawson believes “Pakistan missed a bit of a trick” by parting ways with head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie.
Shaun Tait: “It was a pretty decent year to be honest, so, you never rule anything out in the future. And like I said, I would like to keep a connection with Pakistan cricket”
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Former Australia speedster Shaun Tait could be open to coaching Pakistan again in the future, saying “never rule anything out”.
Mickey Arthur: “Jason Gillespie is a wonderful coach, a wonderful man. Pakistan cricket just continues to shoot itself in the foot. It is its own worst enemy”
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Mickey Arthur said “Pakistan cricket just continues to shoot itself in the foot” after Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten both resigned as red-ball head coach and white-ball head coach respectively.
Jason Gillespie: “Aaqib was clearly undermining Gary and I behind the scenes campaigning to be the coach in all formats. He is a clown”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has called Aaqib Javed a “clown”, claiming he was campaigning “behind the scenes” to become “the coach in all formats”.
Jason Gillespie: “I always felt there were things going on behind the scenes I was not aware of. And it didn’t surprise me when he (Aaqib) was announced as interim coach”
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Former Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie has revealed that he always felt something was going on behind the scenes during his tenure.
Mohammad Amir: “If Gary Kirsten had become Pakistan’s head coach by mistake, we shouldn’t have let him go”
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Former left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Pakistan shouldn’t have let white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten go.
Basit Ali: “It all started when Rizwan was made captain. Kirsten wanted a different player to lead, someone who wasn’t in the current side. He thought he had full authority, but he doesn’t realise that in our country, the PCB chairman can change overnight”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has claimed that former limited overs head coach Gary Kirsten didn’t want Mohammad Rizwan to become white-ball captain.
Yasir Arafat: “I think, the recommendations he gave, especially regarding Babar’s captaincy after analysing his leadership in England and also in the World Cup, led to Babar’s resignation”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat believes white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten played an instrumental role in Babar Azam stepping down as limited overs captain.
Basit Ali: “He will be at the helm of the team till the Champions Trophy. However, he will be fired after the Champions Trophy. I am saying this now that it will be tata, bye bye for him”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali believes white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten will get fired after the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Gary Kirsten: “When we look at our key resources, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have carried the bulk of the workload for Pakistan across all formats”
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Pakistan white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has admitted that he is worried about the workload of fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.
